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  2. Mosquitoes, bees, ticks and more: How to treat bites and ...

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    In the case of a bee sting, he recommends making sure the stinger is removed — use the back of a knife to scrape it off rather than tweezers, which can pinch the stinger and release more venom ...

  3. Insect sting allergy - Wikipedia

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    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 ).

  4. Severe reaction to a bee sting as a child signals how ...

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    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 ...

  5. Apitoxin - Wikipedia

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    Bee venom is a complex mixture of proteins and smaller molecules. The main component is melittin , which amounts to 52% of venom peptides [ 2 ] One of the main allergens is phospholipase A 2 , which amounts to 12% and is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phospholipids , causing degradation of cell membranes . [ 3 ]

  6. Bee sting - Wikipedia

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    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.

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  9. Scoliidae - Wikipedia

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    Female scoliids burrow into the ground in search of these larvae and then use their sting to paralyze them. They sometimes excavate a chamber and move the paralyzed beetle larva into it before depositing an egg. Scoliid wasps act as important biocontrol agents, as many of the beetles they parasitize are pests, including the Japanese beetle ...