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Stings insect

stings, insect

stings from large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, bees, hornets and wasps can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. In selected cases, allergy injection therapy is highly effective. (the three a's of insect allergy are adrenaline, avoidance and allergist.)


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Re: What is this insect I found?

... bugs. Their rostrum can inject a powerful tissue dissolving toxin, quite painful from what I can gather and if you happen to be allergic to bee stings, it can produce the same reaction thereof. In some species, they can release a stream of toxin from the rostrum, maybe reaching about one foot ...

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by Ken Ramos
Wed Jun 25, 2008 2:10 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: What is this insect I found?
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The Fiber Disease

... THINK IT IS ODD....AN ARTICLE I RECENTLY READ SAID THAT THE INCREASE OF INSECT STINGS WILL RISE BY 40% INCREASE THIS FALL 06....hmmmmmm AND THOSE DOP lABELS?...ALL F-ING ...

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by London
Mon Sep 11, 2006 3:09 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... a lot more than 6 days had passed by. But yes, GM plants, transgenic insects (which you know, they do have to re-put the the pathenongen back ... just a few minutes ago, I saw article that said, that insect stings (bees and wasp, spiders too) was expected to go up 40% this Fall 06! ...

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by London
Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:59 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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