Attack of Killer Honey Bees in Lubbock

[WildBill]

When firefighters got to the Schnauzer late Monday morning in the 4600 block of Eight Street, there were already at least 100 bees covering the small dog’s body.

At least one other dog was reportedly stung during the bee attacks that shut down the two neighborhoods in the 4600 block of Eight and Ninth streets for more than 30 minutes Monday while emergency officials and pest control experts worked to find and eliminate the bee hive.

Lubbock Fire Lt. O’Harrow also recalls several incidents of bee attacks over the past couple of years in Lubbock. “It’s becoming more and more common,” he added.

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[rmr1923]

Lubbock Fire Lt. O’Harrow also recalls several incidents of bee attacks over the past couple of years in Lubbock. “It’s becoming more and more common,” he added.

i found it ironic when i woke up this morning and heard this on the news. i was just watching a show the other day called "1000 Ways to Die" and one of them was a story about a guy in Lubbock who died from bee stings. although the reason he died was due to anaphylactic (sp?) shock, he was allergic to bee stings.

[Skaven]

do they issue concealed flamethrower licenses? I hate, and I mean HATE!!!!! bee's

[speedsix]

...I love honeybees but these Zulus with wings aren't normal honeybees...they're just spoiling for a fight...hope they find the hive and exterminate them, rather than relocate them...they're worse than ground hornets!!!

[Dave2]

What's a ground hornet?

[speedsix]

...they look like a short, fat guinea wasp(the smaller slick-bodied wasp that builds paper nests under the eaves and in the window corners...they build in walls and railroad ties...in the ground...and are very aggressive...don't build a nest of paper like a wasp...some folks confuse them with yellow jackets but yellow jackets are hairy and have fatter bodies...these little suckers love to attack and they cause swelling like not even a big red wasp causes...it can last for days...best way to kill them out is pour laquer thinner into the hole and cover it with a rag...if you can find the hole...the fumes kill 'em...my co-worker found thousands in between railroad ties on a neighbor's property and killed them that way...after they'd hit him and swelled his eye shut for 3 days...another friend mowed into them and what he said couldn't fly on this board...and he ain't normally a cussin' man...I haven't had the pleasure...don't want it...the nest I found out in my yard I doused and covered after dark...they haven't come back...

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[Dave2]

Hmm... Does laquer thinner burn?

[hoot]

Hmm... Does laquer thinner burn?

Yes, Dave. It burns. But why waste good lacquer thinner, when gasoline works so nicely?
Hoot

[speedsix]

...lacquer thinner displaces the oxygen...don't have to light it...the fumes kill 'em...that's why you stuff the hole after pouring..no fire damage that way...like if they're up in a shed or other place you'd kinda like to keep...lacquer thinner not only burns, it explodes...very volatile...

[OldCurlyWolf]

do they issue concealed flamethrower licenses? I hate, and I mean HATE!!!!! bee's

If you like to eat, that is a VERY BAD ATTITUDE!!!!


Nearly every thing you eat could not happen without bees to help with pollination.

[Dave2]

...lacquer thinner displaces the oxygen...don't have to light it...the fumes kill 'em...that's why you stuff the hole after pouring..no fire damage that way...like if they're up in a shed or other place you'd kinda like to keep...lacquer thinner not only burns, it explodes...very volatile...

So you're saying that it's perfect for forcefully getting rid of insects as long as there's nothing flammable within 50ft or so?

[speedsix]

...it works well on these ground hornets IF you can stop up the entrance and they can't escape/sting you...it kills better than gasoline because the fumes penetrate better and kill...and we don't light it at all...don't want it blowing wasps all over ME...just let the fumes kill them...then it will dissipate...uncover the hole the next morning...let it evaporate/dissipate...I don't use gasoline for that at all, but I have slung it on a wasp's nest under the eaves at night when they're all on the nest...before they had 20' streaming wasp spray...don't anymore...