With temperatures soaring over the past few weeks, many of us have been spending more time outdoors, making the most of the ...

If you experience a serious reaction to a wasp sting the NHS advise you to call 999 and seek urgent medical assistance. Most ...

Common wasp sting symptoms include pain in the sting area, swelling and redness that extends out of the sting site, itching, ... or calamine cream to the entire red and swollen area.

A Massachusetts man said the sting of an Asian needle ant left him feeling sick. The invasive insect has been spreading ...

Wasp stings are no joking matter. This time of year, stinging insects are fierce. You might come across a yellow jacket hive or hornet nest nest anywhere in your yard, beneath your deck, or inside ...

As we are now in the thick of the wasp season, it may interest some of the readers of NATURE to know that cocaine is a remedy for wasp or bee stings. It acts apparently not only as a temporary ...

"Asian needle ants have a potent and painful sting, but they’re not aggressive like fire ants. They usually only sting when ...

Signs that you are having an allergic reaction to a wasp sting can include a raised red rash anywhere on the body, tingling or itchy feeling in the mouth, swelling of lips, face or eyes or stomach ...

Signs that you are having an allergic reaction to a wasp sting can include a raised red rash anywhere on the body, tingling or itchy feeling in the mouth, swelling of lips, face or eyes or stomach ...

Yet both bees and wasps sting, and people are equally likely to become highly allergic to stings from either insect. Arguably, then, bees and wasps are equally threatening.