Rural elderly people often say "July wasp August snake", in the lunar calendar around July and August, is the season of poisonous bees and poisonous snakes, so when driving the mountain road or going out to do farm work, you need to be extra careful about these poisons.
We all know how terrible snakes are, but why can a small wasp be compared to a poisonous snake? Mainly because of the sting glands at the end of the abdomen, it is able to secrete toxins.
Their tail needle is connected to the venom gland, and after the sting, the venom can be injected into the human body at the same time, so that the person is poisoned, so there is an old saying that "wasp tail back needle".
What's worse is that wasps are not like bees, after stinging people themselves will also die, its sting needles will not fall off and remain in the human body, so a wasp can attack repeatedly. If the sting needles of bees are disposable weapons, the stings of wasps can be reused.
I believe that many people from the countryside have had the experience of poking a beehive when they were young, and every time they made their noses blue and their faces swollen. Being attacked by a very small number of wasps most of the time does not cause too much of a problem, unless you are allergic. Being attacked by a large number of wasps will cause serious consequences and may even die.
In Paradise Village, Yile Town, Jiang'an County, Yibin County, Sichuan Province, there was an incident in which people died due to a horse bee attack.
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A large camphor tree in the camellia tree group of Yibin Paradise Village, Sichuan, I don't know when it started, there was a large horse honeycomb on it, as big as a basket for people to pick grain.
Villagers are often afraid when they walk under the trees, afraid that the wasps will attack them. Because the people in the village are well aware of the toxicity of the wasp, and there is no professional personnel and equipment, the honeycomb has not been treated, and people and the wasp have been living in harmony for a long time. Until September 2021, a few outsiders took advantage of the villagers' inattention and quietly sneaked to the tree, wearing anti-bee suits and picking the honeycomb.
Unfortunately, the person who went up to the tree to take the honeycomb, because he was not a professional, improperly operated, coupled with the hot heat and hot weather, and eventually the person unfortunately died in the tree.
Just when everyone thought that the matter was over, in October, a couple was invited to visit their sister's house in Paradise Village, but they did not expect to encounter a swarm attack on the way, and finally the husband was stung in 23 places, and after more than 10 days of treatment, he was discharged from the hospital, and the wife died of her injuries.
It is reported that the injured bee colony is the nestless horse bee that has been taken away by people before. Because they took the hive away during the day, some of the wasps went out and did not return to the nest, so they were not taken away.
By the time the wasps return, the nest is gone and will become aggressive, attacking people nearby. The people who picked the hive before also lost 260,000 yuan.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="34" >What is a wasp? </h1>
Horse wasp is the common name of the wasp in China, also known as wasp, is a bee with a strong toxin. There are more than 15,000 species of wasps in the world, and more than 5,000 species are known, distributed in various parts of the world. There are 200 species recorded in China, which are widely distributed in most regions such as South China, North China, Northwest China, and Taiwan.
Horse bees are well-known poisons, they are more territorially aware, fierce, and aggressive than bees, and thousands of people are stung every year around the world.
According to the Chengdu Evening News, between July and October 2013, more than 1,600 people in Shangluo, Hanzhong and Ankang in southern Shaanxi alone were attacked by horse bees and were injured to varying degrees.
There is a folk saying that "ten horse bees sting a cow to death", indicating how ferocious this small insect is. In fact, the wasp is not only harmful to people, but also a huge scourge for the bee breeding industry.
Horse bees are the natural enemies of bees, and once they meet, they will be picked up by the wasps, and even the entire hive will be destroyed. The grudge between the horse bee and the bee has a long history, whether it is size, attack power or other aspects, the bee is inferior to the horse bee.
On weekdays, the wasp will also track the bees through the smell, etc., once the bee hive is found, it will trigger a large-scale wasp invasion event, they invade the hive, kill the bees, eat the bee pupae, and many bee farms are destroyed because they are attacked by the wasps.
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How should we save ourselves in the face of the bee's ravages and injuries? The best way to help yourself is to prevent problems before they happen. Therefore, in ordinary life, we should try to avoid going to the suburbs, mountains and other areas where horses and bees often appear, especially in the seventh and eighth months of the lunar calendar, and pay more attention, because this season is the season of bee colonies, and after the food is reduced, they will be more aggressive.
In addition, if you see a wasp, stay away immediately, do not beat or drive them away, because the wasps after stimulation are more likely to induce aggressive behavior.
Because wasps are very sensitive to bright colors, and are sensitive to smells such as sweat, wine, sweetness, and fragrance, do not wear bright clothes such as white, do not spray perfume, and do not run when entering areas where wasps are infested.
If you are unfortunate enough to be attacked by a wasp, do not run, you should immediately lie down, and at the same time cover the bare parts such as the face, head, arms, ankles, etc. with clothing, and minimize being stung by the wasp, because the degree of injury from the wasp attack is directly related to the number of times you are stung.
Early self-help after being stung by the wasp is also very important, because different wasps contain different toxins, most of them have biological amines, neurotoxic proteins, kinins, hyaluronidase and other components, most of the wasps' toxins are alkaline, so after being stung, we must first ensure that no stingers remain on the epidermis, and then can be washed with vinegar and other weak acid liquids, if not, directly rinse with a lot of water.
After being stung by a horse wasp, the mortality rate is very high, and after being stung, there may be stinging, redness, papules, erythema, and even lesions of skin necrosis, and may also be accompanied by damage to the nervous system and urinary system. Therefore, after being stung by a horse bee, in addition to doing the self-help measures mentioned above, it is also necessary to observe whether there is edema, whether the color of the urine has changed, etc., and the most important thing is to seek medical treatment in time, because after being stung by the horse bee, there is no special medicine.
As the pace of urban greening accelerates, horse bees will also migrate to the city, so be extra careful during the season when horses are active. Within a radius of 500 meters around the hive, it is the range of the wasp, so try not to approach it.
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