Does spit really help with a mosquito bite? And onion with a bee sting? An expert gives answers on how to respond to common insect attacks. Andrea Warnecke/dpa It could be such a wonderful summer's ...

An estimated 10 people die every year after being stung by a bee or a wasp 🐝 Warm temperatures across the UK have mean more of us are enjoying time outside. This increases our risk of being bitten or ...

Despite the glorious arrival of summer, there’s definitely a sting in the season’s tail – quite literally. Even in the UK, it’s not just sunburn we need to watch out for. From nettles to jellyfish, ...

As high temperatures persist across parts of California, you may have noticed an uptick of stinging insects zipping around your property. Wasp season is typically between March and November but the ...

It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and that means sun, sea, and wasps. A lot of us have been taught to fear wasps as aggressive insects that exist only to make our lives a misery. But with ...

If you feel like you’re swatting away more wasps than usual this summer, well, so are we! As the UK swelters through its fourth heatwave, the combination of hot, dry weather and peak nest season ...

Wasps sting first and ask questions later—or so it seems. PETBOOK editor and biologist Saskia Schneider explains why this is the case. When we talk about wasps, we mainly mean the German wasp, Vespula ...

Late summer and early fall are when bees and wasps are most active, and most likely to sting. For most people, a sting is a painful annoyance. But for an estimated two million Americans, a sting can ...

New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show hornets, wasps and bees have killed more people every year for the last five reported years. The new statistics were published Friday.

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