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To get effective relief from a bee sting, make a mud paste (water and dirt) and put it directly on the sting. It will relieve the swelling, stinging and redness. Once the paste has dried and it is feeling better, simply wash it off with cool water. This remedy is effective and has been proven to work.
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Do bees die when they sting you?
Some species of bee, such as the honey bee, will die after stinging a person as the stinger is barbed and is torn from their adomen in the process of stinging you. However not all species of bee have a barbed stinger and may be able to sting you repeatedly and live.
Why does a bee sting swell?
Bee stings swell because a certain amount of toxins are deposited in the sting. The immune system of the body fights the toxins with substances that cause inflammation.
Nature of sting of wasp and honeybee is acidic or basic?
The venom of a honey bee is mostly formic acid.
What to do when you have a bee sting?
When a bee stings, it leaves behind the sting, the venom sac and the muscles to pump venom. After the bee has gone this can still pump venom into the skin for a minute or more, so the most important thing is to remove the sting as quickly as possible. Scrape it out using a thumbnail or something like the back of a knife or the edge of a credit card. It is better not to grip it between finger and thumb or use tweezers because by doing that you may force more venom into the skin. There is little you can do to neutralize the venom: all you can do is alleviate the symptoms it causes. An ice pack and/or an antihistamine will help reduce the swelling, and something like calamine lotion will help soothe and reduce the itching.
What is something that stings?
Depends on what you mean. Anything too basic or acidic may cause a sting. For example, wasp stings are basic, and bee stings are acidic.
How do you treat a bumble bee sting?
you can put mud on the sting to sooth it and the mud is supposed to draw out the venome I am no expert on the mud treatment but a bumble bee sting requires similar treatment to that of a honey bee. There are some pretty good answers and videos covering that.
What is the homeostasis balance process for a bee sting?
Put some mud on it.
Name something you put on a bee sting?
ice mud baking soda ointment aloe tobacco bandage
If you put a penny on a bee sting will the bee sting go away?
yes
Something you put on a bee sting?
Family Feud says: ice mud baking soda ointment aloe tobacco bandage
Why do you put milk on bee stings?
You put milk on a bee sting because a bee sting is full of acid and by putting an alkali solution on the sting it neutralises the sting (balances it out) so the sting doesnt hurt.
Wasp sting swelling?
Use some mud. It is an old Indian trick that I learned from my grandmother and it works like a charm. The key is to put the mud on and leave it until it dries, then wash it off and the sting is gone. It works on everything from bee stings to spider bites. Anything with venom.
Can be stinger stay in you when they sting you?
If you meant a 'bee stinger' - then yes. Unlike wasps, the sting of a bee has a tiny barb - when a bee stings something, the barb makes the sting stay put. This means the sting pulls out of the bees body - killing the bee in the process.
Why put an alkali on a bee sting?
because it neutralises it
If by bee hurt what to do?
if a bee is next to you that's fine as my mother says its only taking pictures they just come to sniff for pollen and if one stings you that's fine just get the stinger out and put mud,or cold water on it put the running water on the sting or apply the mud and let it dry it helps get the stinger out[;thanks lilly-ann
What to do if a bee stings you?
if it is a bee sting it is an acid sting so then put vinegar an alkilie will level out the ph [the level of intensity in acid s and alkilies] and if it is a wasp sting put lemon juice or some mild form of acid on it and it will level it out
Is a bee sting on an animal serious?
nope. I am going to be a vet when I am older, so I know these things, make sure the stinger is out, then put anti-bacterial medicene on the sting. Don't let them scratch it or it might get infected. When you're outside, just put mud on it to slow down the itch. I hope it is okay.
