Here’s how to treat bites from bugs and lower the risk you’ll become their next meal. (Photo illustration: Ivana Cruz for Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) It’s an unfortunate side effect of summer ...

Do you know what attracts or excites bees? Do you know how to handle a bee sting — or perhaps several? While usually not a major health issue, bee stings can sometimes cause a severe allergic reaction ...

Being outside in spring and summer is terrific, but it does come with the risk of bee and wasp stings. It is important to know how to treat stings, what to watch for, and even better, steps you can ...

While the world needs bees, bee stings are one aspect of these helpful pollinators that's not so helpful. With nice weather officially here, spending more time outdoors inevitably ups your chances of ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Enjoying the outdoors carries the danger of running into nature’s less-friendly side: toxic plants and animals. As toxicologists at the University of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Poison ...

Treating a bug bite or sting will usually relieve symptoms of pain, itching, swelling, and minor irritation. The first step is to better understand the type of insects common to North America and what ...

Bee stings are not just a painful inconvenience; they are the result of a highly evolved biological defense mechanism. When a bee stings, it injects venom, which contains a complex mixture of proteins ...

While bees make most people scream, thrash their arms, and run, the ‘lil buzzers aren’t really out to get you. In fact, they’d rather not bother with you at all, provided you leave them alone. However ...

My wife had what she describes as a “bad” reaction to a bee sting as a second grader. To her knowledge, Mary has never again been stung, but she’s since lived in fear of bees. What are the chances she ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christopher P. Holstege, University of Virginia and Sandra H. Nixon, University of ...