Treatment of bumblebee stings and allergies
person. The stinger of a bumblebee or a wasp has no barbs. This means that the worker and queen can withdraw their stinger and are able to sting again. Honeybees [...] approximately 1% of cases), an allergic reaction against the injected venom can develop. The response to a bumblebee sting can differ per incident, and per person [...] Reactions and treatments Usually a bumblebee sting leads to a non-allergic , local reaction: swelling, itchiness and redness at the site of the sting.