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  The Sting (bees, wasps, hornets)  
 
  Insects with stingers aren't funny especially if you have a nest near your home.

  • Destroy it using a spray made for hives that shoots a stream about 20 feet. Sunset is the best time when they're all in the hive. If any escape they won't return.
  • Outdoors wear light colors and no scented lotion or perfume. Look or smell like a flower and they’ll notice.
  • Also, cover food and, if buzzed, don’t swat. Be still or move away slowly.
  • If you do get stung remember honeybees sting once leaving their stinger behind. To remove it, scrape sideways to prevent getting more venom into the skin.
  • Bumblebees, yellow jackets, wasps and hornets have smooth stingers and can sting many times. Their venom also attracts others so get away fast.
  • If stung, wash with soap and water, use antiseptic and treat pain and itch with lotions and ice or dab on ammonia, meat tenderizer or even mud.

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