Human victims of a massive number of stings have been steadily increasing since the invasion of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) to the United States in 1990. Multiple honey bee stings may result in venom toxicity, leading to renal failure and even death. Here we tested the efficacy of methyl anthranilate as a honey bee repellent during a massive defensive response by Africanized honey b...

Methods Observation made in diferent subsets of population who had insect and sting allergy (bees, wasps, scorpions, mosquitos parasites etc). 1) Immunocompetent population in the developing world engaged in farming and related activities regularly exposed to all gradient of allergens like dust molds, dander, pets, etc and when they are exposed to insect and mosquito bites, bees and wasps sting...

BACKGROUND The Asian giant hornet is the largest wasp species in the world. Its stings can cause acute interstitial nephritis and acute renal failure. From July to October, 2013, Asian giant hornet attacks have killed 42 people and injured 1675 people with their powerful venomous stings in Hanzhong, Ankang, and Shangluo, three cities in the southern part of Shaanxi Province, China. CASE REPOR...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Clinicians and researchers in allergy and immunology are often unaware of aspects of stinging insect biology that would be of practical interest to their patients. This review discusses entomological literature pertaining to avoidance of bee and wasp stings, with emphasis on risk factors associated with provoking individual foragers versus disturbing colonies and preventive me...

Dear Editor, Although wasp stings are common environmental injuries , those regarding the eye are rare. Symptoms vary from mild hyperemia to sight-threatening complications [1-4]. Wasp stings to the eye lead to a mechanical insult caused by stinger penetration, resultant toxicity, and an immune response [1]. A few reports have documented ocular inflammation induced by the venom or a retained st...

INTRODUCTION Venom immunotherapy (VIT) is recommended as the first-line treatment for patients allergic to Hymenoptera venom. AIM To analyze the safety and efficacy of VIT in a real life setting. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and eighty patients undergoing VIT were studied to evaluate the safety, efficacy, incidence and nature of symptoms after field stings and adverse reactions to VIT. ...