Drunk wasps: Don’t mess (Picture: Alamy / File)

‘Drunk and jobless’ wasps are on their way to a barbecue near you and be warned… they’re bold and ready to attack.

Billions of the insects are now out of work having finished supplying their queens with nectar and instead are passing the time by getting ‘drunk’ on fermented fruit.

And it is making them more prone to attack, says the British Red Cross.

But if you’re unlucky enough to be stung by one of the critters and its stinger breaks off, did you know your credit card could save you a whole lot of pain?


‘Scrape the edge of a credit card over your skin if you’re stung. Don’t use tweezers as it may inject poison into the skin,’ said Joe Mulligan, head of first aid at the charity.



He added: ‘It’s hilarious that, now worker wasps have finished their life’s work, all they are doing now is feasting on fermented fruit and getting ‘drunk’.

‘The danger for humans of course is that they may get a bit bold and attack us while we are out having a barbeque in the garden, sun bathing in the park or innocently going our merry way.’