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@lovebuglena (48414)
Staten Island, New York
April 25, 2025 5:59pm CST
Yesterday I went to the kitchen to make some breakfast for myself. Before doing that I decided to wash my coffee cup so it’s clean in time for coffee. In the process I noticed movement behind the window blinds. They were not fully open so I couldn’t make out exactly what it was but I when I focused on that area I noticed yellow and black. It was most likely a wasp. I freaked out and ran away from the kitchen to my upstairs bedroom. No breakfast for me. I called my mom and I became hysterical and through tears told her there is a wasp on the kitchen window. She tried to calm me down and then told me she’d come over and take a look and kill it if it’s there. She’s afraid of them too but at least she can approach one and hit it with a shoe. I cannot do that. When she arrived I showed her where the wasp was. She lifted the blinds but no one was there on any part or side of the window. I managed to come near the window and check but it wasn’t there. Where had it gone? We waited a few minutes and then all of a sudden it appeared. Where the heck was it hiding? I gave my mom hubby’s My Slipper and she hit the thing and then flushed it down the toilet. The wasp was gone and yet it didn’t calm me down. I didn’t feel comfortable staying home after my mom left. What if another one appeared… I left the house and decided to go color and cut my hair as I was in need of it. Luckily my guy was available. I went to a few stores after that and came home when hubby came home from work. Even though I didn’t see a wasp today on the kitchen window or any other windows I didn’t feel comfortable being home alone and, having no appetite, I decided to go to my uncle’s house to return a top I bought from his wife and exchange it for something else. (She sells clothes.) It took me close to three hours to get there and about that much to get back home. I was there for only about an hour as she had to leave. Got back home and my anxiety kicked in. Saw no wasps inside and still not calm inside. I don’t understand how in the world they get into the house through the window. The screen is brand new and I see no openings or cracks in the windows. And based on what happened last year they were only on the windows or a few times on the floor by the living room windows. Makes me think that’s how they get in somehow. I don’t want them in the house. It’s giving me anxiety. And I’m afraid to be home alone. How can we figure out how exactly they are getting inside the house and prevent them from doing so? It’s not even summer yet. I want to be able to be home alone without fear or anxiety. And I don’t want to leave the house just because they may show up.
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@moffittjc (126595)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr
Panic is the last thing you need to do when confronted by a wasp. That gets them stirred up and then they become aggressive. The best thing to do is stay calm and not make any sudden movements. If you open a window or door, most likely they will fly out of it and be on their way. It would be interesting to know how it got inside your home.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
Can’t open window as there is a screen. It can’t get out if there is a screen. There is a balcony door next to kitchen window but it has a screen too. Though that screen can slide open. However, what if opening the screen will lead more to fly in?
@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
It’s hard for me to stay calm when I see one, whether on kitchen window or outside somewhere.
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@moffittjc (126595)
• Gainesville, Florida
26 Apr
@lovebuglena But that's how people get stung, by panicking. Trust me, staying calm is the absolute best thing you can do when you encounter one. I know it's counter-intuitive, but it really works.
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@RebeccasFarm (91047)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
I wonder if you could hire a guy to find the entry point of these horrid things..so sorry for you Lena.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
I can’t live like this. I went downstairs and checked windows and they were not there and yet I’m not calm. What if one shows up… I don’t want to go through this every day until fall where I’m afraid to go to the living room/kitchen area (mainly) or afraid to be home because they may already be inside or may show up if not there now when I check. And I don’t want to not have appetite or keep myself from eating because I’m afraid to be in the kitchen.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
@RebeccasFarm not sure hubby will be for it but gotta contact the guy that was here last summer and see if he can figure out how they are getting inside and seal that off or whatever needs to be done. But darn it. I should’ve had him take a camera and look inside siding above front porch (where they were going in and out last summer) to make sure no nest in there. Just because he banged on it with a broom and didn’t hear activity doesn’t mean there was no nest there. Why else would they be flying in and out?
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• Arvada, Colorado
26 Apr
@lovebuglena Yes could be entering from a different area I know what you mean..yeah get that guy to do it Lena..at least try to put your mind at rest..that is really scary for you..I understand totally. Well let us know what happens. Yeah banging a broom wont do shite..he has to investigate. Well I hope you will be okay in the mean time.. If I were there Id find them!! Your Mom is so good to try as well. What a nice lady.
@AmbiePam (108238)
• United States
26 Apr
I used to have a wasp’s nest in between my patio door and the screen behind it. It took maintenance forever to get rid of it. Occasionally one would get in, and I’d just follow it around until I got a chance to hit it with a shoe. They are so pesky and annoying. I’m sorry you have such a fear of them.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
Would be awesome if I could just come near it and hit it with a shoe or whatever else. I do that with flies. But cannot do that with wasps, bees, etc.
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@ARIES1973 (11950)
• Legaspi, Philippines
26 Apr
I have seen some bees in some areas in our place but I didn't notice a wasp. Perhaps you can try some ways to prevent these insects from coming near your home.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
I don’t think we can do anything to stop them from flying near our house. We can hang a special thing outside that will attract them and when they get inside it they die.
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@psanasangma (7910)
• India
26 Apr
Now, reading about wasp I started wondering were there windows to be open and let it go.. then I also realize how wasps are also kind of their own thing.. they fly around, and by chance you hit they bite also.... Our dog also get annoyed by wasp... she will be always chasing them
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
All windows are closed and each window has a screen. And yet they are on the inside of the window every time. How do they get in? I never see them anywhere in the house but the window.
@JudyEv (367499)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Apr
I'm sorry you find it so difficult to cope with wasps. It's good your Mum could at least get rid of it.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
It’s weird. I’m ok with a fly and I can smash it with a newspaper if one is in the house. But wasp/bee etc no. Maybe it’s because they can attack and sting.
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@kareng (79879)
• United States
26 Apr
Maybe spraying the window with insectacide would help shoo them away?
@kareng (79879)
• United States
27 Apr
@lovebuglena I know Bengal can be used anytime. You would never get rid of them if you only sprayed when you saw one.
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@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
27 Apr
I think you only spray when you see them.
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@MarieCoyle (52319)
26 Apr
It is more than likely they are getting inside through a grate (like a cold air return grate) or a vent for the HVAC. Maybe something vented to the attic of the home. Wasps LOVE attics. They will hang there forever. Send your husband up there to look soon, especially if it's daytime and sunny and warm. You will have to get past the fear and find the entry path, and take care of it all, whether it's through a pest control or a home method. You can't be afraid to be in your own home, Lena.
@lovebuglena (48414)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Apr
@MarieCoyle my mom has a string on her ceiling and when you pull on it it opens up and you unfold a ladder and have access to attic. We have no such thing in our house. Maybe attic exists but no access to it unless you cut out the ceiling.
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@MarieCoyle (52319)
27 Apr
@lovebuglena That's possible that you don't have access from the inside, but it may be there and you haven't noticed...if you have an attached garage, sometimes attic access is in there and you don't notice it. Or it might be in the ceiling of a small closet, etc. Your husband will know, more than likely, if you have attic acccess.
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@MarieCoyle (52319)
26 Apr
@lovebuglena I would think your home has an attic. Most of them do.
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