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Because you simply may stumble into or on bee hives or yellow-jacket nests while gardening or working outdoors, take precautions: wear gloves, proper footgear and protective clothing in light colors.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Because you simply may stumble into or on bee hives or yellow-jacket nests while gardening or working outdoors, take precautions: wear gloves, proper footgear and protective clothing in light colors.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Because you simply may stumble into or on bee hives or yellow-jacket nests while gardening or working outdoors, take precautions: wear gloves, proper footgear and protective clothing in light colors.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Hidden Dangers of Bug Bites M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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BY LATE SUMMER, yellow-jacket nests reach horrifying proportions.
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There's evidence that warmer temperatures in Alaska have led to increases in yellow-jacket stings, bad news for people with bee-sting allergies.
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Took advantage of the chill to spray a yellow-jacket nest behind the siding of our sun porch.
The end is nigh jhetley 2008
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Knowing better than to ascribe a personal cause and effect to the yellow-jacket stings, I focused beyond the rash to the desired outcome, which was clear skin that did not itch.
Cell-Level Healing Joyce Whiteley Hawkes 2006
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Several years ago, at a time in my life when I was content with my healing practice, waking each day full of joyful feelings and enjoying the respect of my community, a yellow-jacket incident shattered my complacency.
Cell-Level Healing Joyce Whiteley Hawkes 2006
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And anyone who has a painless solution for evicting or eradicating a yellow-jacket nest from the compost bin, please raise your hand.
Revision city jhetley 2005
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The yellow-jacket that landed on my leg during the bicycle ride did _not_ sting me.
There is something deeply pathetic... jhetley 2004
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