Title: Bee sting - Wikipedia
Headings: Bee sting
Bee sting
Contents
Honey bee stings
Venom and apitherapy
Treatment
See also
References
External links

Content: Therefore, the body's reaction to a bee sting may differ significantly from one species to another. While bee stings are slightly acidic, this has little or no influence over the body's reaction, which is instead determined largely by allergic reaction to venom components. The most aggressive stinging insects are vespid wasps (including bald-faced hornets and other yellowjackets) as well as hornets (such as the Asian giant hornet ). All of these insects aggressively defend their nests. Although for most people a bee sting is painful but otherwise relatively harmless, in people with insect sting allergy, stings may trigger a dangerous anaphylactic reaction that is potentially deadly. Additionally, honey bee stings release pheromones that prompt other nearby bees to attack. Contents
1 Honey bee stings
2 Venom and apitherapy
3 Treatment
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
Honey bee stings
Microscope magnified image of a queen wasp's stinger
The left side of the image shows the ≈4 °C (7 °F) temperature increase (saturated red zone) caused by a bee sting after about 28 hours. A honey bee that is away from the hive foraging for nectar or pollen will rarely sting, except when stepped on or roughly handled. Honey bees will actively seek out and sting when they perceive the hive to be threatened, often being alerted to this by the release of attack pheromones (below). Although it is widely believed that a worker honey bee can sting only once, this is a partial misconception: