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How to Treat an Allergic Reaction to a Bee Sting With EpiPens
If you are allergic to bee stings, be sure to have a way to treat one close at hand. Follow these steps to use an EpiPen, which could save your life.
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How to Swat a Bee
Bees can be annoying and might sting you if given the chance. If a bee gets inside your home, you may decide to kill the creature as a way to keep you and your family safe. Swatting is one way to...
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How to Treat an Allergic Reaction to a Bee Sting
Bee stings are a common and mostly annoying occurrence during summer. However, some people may have a mild to severe allergy to bee venom, therefore it is important to understand how to help them if...
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Allergic Reactions to Bee Stings
As bothersome as they are to most, bee stings can be much more than a nuisance to those with severe allergies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year between 40 and 50 people die...
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How to Treat a Hornet Sting on Someone Who is Allergic
A hornet sting on someone who is allergic can result in hives, swelling and difficulty breathing. Treat hornet stings on someone who is allergic with tips from a firefighter in this free first-aid video.
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How to Treat MS With Bees
One emerging treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) is the use of bee venom via targeted bee stings to the body. The theory is that bee venom helps to counteract neurological problems caused by MS...
View ArticleHow to Make Allergies Better
Whether it's nonstop sneezing, running eyes and nose or a terrible itching feeling, allergies can put a major cramp in your lifestyle. Food allergies can also affect your life, especially when you have...
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Allergies To Bees
Individuals who are highly sensitive to the venom in bee stings may experience reactions from mild to life threatening. More people die from bee stings annually than from snake bites. The body's...
View ArticleWasp Allergies
A wasp allergy is an allergic reaction caused by a wasp sting and is different from common allergic reactions in that it is body-wide. It also is different from a toxic reaction because it is not...
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Carpenter Bee Sting Reaction
Carpenter bees look very similar to bumblebees, but have a shiny black abdomen instead of a hairy, black and yellow one. They burrow into wood to use as a nesting site, which can include wood in homes,...
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Reactions to Hornet Sting
A bee, hornet, wasp or yellowjacket sting will trigger allergies in those who are sensitive to them. About two million Americans suffer from the venom of these insects, and the symptoms vary from...
View ArticleWhat Happens When a Carpenter Bee Stings?
Carpenter bees have a similar appearance to bumblebees but do not share the same feverish social characteristics. Instead, carpenter bees hide out in nests nestled in the frames of buildings or in...
View ArticleHow to Treat Killer Bee Stings
Africanized honey bees, better known as killer bees, attack anything they perceive as a threat, including humans near their nest. The venom in their stingers is poisonous and multiple stings can kill....
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How to Use a Meat Tenderizer for a Venom Neutralizer
Meat tenderizer is commonly used as a home remedy to neutralize the venom in stings or bites from bees, hornets, yellowjackets, wasps, fire ants and jellyfish. The reason meat tenderizer works is...
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How to Stop Swelling From a Yellow Jacket or Bee Sting
Yellow jackets can cause intense pain when they sting. Their stings result in a red bump that can continue to swell for up to 48 hours, according to the University of Michigan Health System. While the...
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What to Do for Bee Stings by the Eye?
Unless you are allergic to bee venom, a bee sting is a minor injury that can usually be treated at home. A bee sting near the eye can be especially painful and a little alarming, but is rarely...
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What to Do if You Stepped on Ground Wasps or Bees
As annoying as they may be, wasps and bees are very important to our ecological system. Bees pollinate flowering plants, including fruits and vegetables, while wasps are natural scavengers feeding on...
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Bee & Wasp Allergies
According to MedecineNet, more than 2 million people in the United States are allergic to stinging insects, and severe allergic reactions to stinging insects cause at least 50 deaths per year. Learning...
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Toxins in Wasps
There are more than 25,000 species of wasp in the world, and the venom of each species differs in its composition. The composition of individual species' venom is still largely unknown. But generally,...
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