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[โ€“] rowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.works 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

You forgot the second part, which really justifies his fears. The whole quote:

"I've had a pest man around to sort the problem and he said there were still thousands of wasps around. He warned me not to go near there because they might smell the stings on me."

And apparently, the stings and the smell are like markers for other wasps to attack (according to an expert in the article).

[โ€“] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 6 points 4 months ago

If the pest man didn't come with a flamethrower he was unprepared.