BEES: The Stings And Bites Of Summer; These pests are perennial, disrupting picnics, annoying swimmers and distracting hikers. But is their reputation worse than their bite?

From: The Washington Post | Date: July 28, 1998| Author: Tomoko Hosaka | Copyright information

Just as humans enjoy getting out into the sun, so do the many insects that bite and sting. Most bugs do not seriously harm people, but with their sharp stingers and powerful venom, bees and wasps pose a unique danger to children and adults.

These stingers of summer can turn a picnic in the park or an afternoon of gardening into a painful, in some cases life-threatening experience.

Bees and wasps are most abundant in the late summer and early fall, when hives can grow to...

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