Print
This List
Email to
a Friend
Here's the Buzz on Bee Sting Safety
Do's/Don'ts 
Tags:
With the arrival of the Africanized honey bee, people need to be more cautious when hiking, hunting, fishing, biking, or horseback riding, etc. out of doors.Honey bees are about 5/8-inch long, brown, hairy insects with black encircling their abdomen, giving them a subtle striped appearance. All honey bees look alike. Only an expert can tell them apart.
The sting from a single Africanized honey bee is no more harmful than one form the common garden or European honey bee. Africanized honey bees are known as the so-called "killer bees" because they defend their nests more readily (with less provocation), and in larger numbers than the European honey bee, so there is a greater chance of receiving many stings.
| | Look out for honey bee colonies when outdoors. |
| | If you find a colony of bees, leave them alone and keep others away. |
| | Keep your dogs under control. If a dog disturbs a colony when bounding through the bush, it is likely to bring the bees back to you. |
| | Wear light colored clothes, including socks. |
| | Avoid wearing scents of any sort when hiking. |
| | Be particularly careful when using hany heavy equipment that produces sound vibrations, such as chainsaws, weed eaters, tractors or generators. |
| | Keep escape routes in mind. If at all possible, avoid areas where you cannot escape quickly if attacked. |
| | If you know you are allergic to bee stings, always have someone else with you when doing outdoor activities. |
Lister:
Britt
Source:
Listafterlist.com editor
Other lists of interest:
This list not rated yet – be the first to rate it