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Medication. Antihistamine, epinephrine (for allergic reaction) A bee sting is the wound and pain caused by the stinger of a female bee puncturing skin. Bee stings differ from insect bites, with the venom of stinging insects having considerable chemical variation. The reaction of a person to a bee sting may vary according to the bee species.
Insect sting allergy is the term commonly given to the allergic response of an animal in response to the bite or sting of an insect. [1] Typically, insects which generate allergic responses are either stinging insects ( wasps, bees, hornets and ants [2]) or biting insects ( mosquitoes, ticks ). Stinging insects inject venom into their victims ...
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees [ 1 ] (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. [ 2 ] They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance.
A 2004 study from Johns Hopkins University found that, unless they’d received allergy treatments for bee stings, a significant percentage of those who’d had severe reactions to bee stings as ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says allergic reactions to bee stings can range from minor, with just a little swelling, to life-threatening anaphylactic shock, causing swelling in the mouth or ...
A severe allergic reaction may come with a hive-like rash, swelling and inflammation of the bite area and swelling around the eyes, the Mayo Clinic says. Bee and wasp stings Two bee stings on the ...
Genus: Agapostemon. Species: A. texanus. Binomial name. Agapostemon texanus. Cresson, 1872. Agapostemon texanus is a species of bee found in North America. Commonly known as the metallic green sweat bee or the Texas striped sweat bee, it varies greatly in its appearance, with variations in color and in the amount of black markings on the legs.
Lasioglossum malachurum, the sharp-collared furrow bee, is a small European halictid bee. [ 1] This species is obligately eusocial, with queens and workers, though the differences between the castes are not nearly as extreme as in honey bees. [ 2] Early taxonomists mistakenly assigned the worker females to a different species from the queens.