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13. We are plagued by house-lurking wasps as well. Every spring a group of them tries to build a nest

Reply to pipi_k (Reply #12)

Mon May 21, 2012, 03:38 PM

May 2012

in the rafters of my front porch. I nearly always get stung at least once before we are able to find and destroy the nest. Ouch, ouch, ouch! But the onion really does work!

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To relieve itch from mosquito bites, apply toothpaste to the bite. A local radio station gave out [View all] raccoon May 2012 OP

Never heard that one... pipi_k May 2012 #1

Onion works on wasp stings too. Never tried it on mosquito bites, but beac May 2012 #4

That's good to know... pipi_k May 2012 #12

We are plagued by house-lurking wasps as well. Every spring a group of them tries to build a nest beac May 2012 #13

roll on deodorant works too SCantiGOP May 2012 #2

Wow TuxedoKat May 2012 #3

Mine is a paste of dish soap and salt applied to the bite and allowed to dry. beac May 2012 #5

Well, I just now it burns the heck out of my skin, esp. on my face. nt raccoon May 2012 #8

LOL... when I tried to Google it all I got were a lit of links with discussions like this: beac May 2012 #11

Someone read "Otherwise Known As Sheila The Great" this weekend. Brickbat May 2012 #6

Nope, never have read it. But maybe the people on the radio station did. nt raccoon May 2012 #9

Which is what I was getting at. Brickbat May 2012 #10

Rubbing alcohol does it for me MrScorpio May 2012 #7

And you would smell minty fresh! Javaman May 2012 #14

I stopped using Colgate toothpaste when I found out.... lastlib May 2012 #15