Can you build up an immunity?

Question

to bee stings ( wasps, hornets, yellow jackets)? How many times can you get stung before you become immune? I want to know also, and I'm referring to the bees that I've mentioned, if a person has ever died from numerous stings? Why do some of these bees leave their stinger inside your skin? And is it really imperative to remove this stinger before treating? Lastly, what kind make their nest in the ground? And how do you get rid of them?

Is there not any significant ingenuous intelligence on this page?

Thank You to the people who answered my question. I have a few Boys ( AGED 5-9 YEARS OLD), who seem to take pride in harassing these insects, which has me worried to no end? Thanks again.

Answer 1

It is basically possible to do but most people don't tolerate being stung as many times as it would take to become immune. repeated exposures sometimes have the opposite effect and trigger allergic reactions which can be life threatening(deadly) yes multiple stings in one incidence can cause an acute histamine reaction and the individual can die. the stinger is left behind to continue to deliver venom it should be removed as soon as possible. the ones in the ground are called mud wasps and very nasty when provoked. reaper out.............

Answer 2

I really don't know about immunity, but I know that people have died from a LARGE amount of stings, or even one if they're allergic. A large amount of stings can even be caused by only a few wasps, as wasps don't leave their stingers behind. They go in and out and can sting again. Bees, on the other hand, have barbed stingers, causing the stinger to stay inside the victim and release all of their poison. This kills the bee, so they can only sting you once. So I would recommend extracting the stinger, or infection might occur, just because it's a wound containing a foriegn object. And I have no idea what kind make their nest in the ground, but a "bug bomb" or another product like it, should kill everything in the nest if it's used right. Oh, and I should tell you I'm no expert. I'm not a doctor or an entymologist, I've just spent a lot of time as a hospital patient, watch a lot of CSI and I just read "The Shining". :) Hope this helps!

Answer 3

My G-father raised honeybees. You are not asking about Bees, but wasps, hornet, etc.
You can get stung many, many, many times, and still not develope an immunity. However, they can hurt less as you are not so surprised by their pain.
Many ppl can die from anaphilactic(?) shock. Poison from the stinger can cause a fatal reaction to ppl who are allergic, or from the number of stings that will close your airway or puff you up to close off an artery. Most ppl do not die.
BEES leave their stinger in b/c it has the poison sac. The Bee flies off to die once it stings. Hornets, yellow jackets do not lose their stinger unless is breaks off. Yes, remove the stinger to prevent infection.
Yellow jackets are often the culprit for ground dwellings.
Getting rid of stinging insects is performed by killing the Queen (GOOD LUCK, she usually doesn't come out of the hive until she mates--and that is only once!) , destroying the nest or both.
Raid poison in the nest usually works.
Their are only two times bees will sting, Mess with their nest, or squeeze the insect. Otherwise, they leave you alone.
Yellow jackets, etc don't need a reason. They can have a temper just by mowing past their nest.
If you are swarmed, run as far away as possible. Place your thumbs in your nose and your little fingers in your ears, because all insects know those are sensitive areas and "persaude" intruders most efficiently. They will go for your mouth and eyes too.
Good luck.

Answer 4

I don't know what you mean by immune...the venom will always effect you in some way, whether it be swelling or shock. Yes, people have died from being stung hundreds of times. Some bees leave the stinger in because it's barbed and when the bee flies away or is pulled out, it leaves behind the stinger and the venom sac. It just rips off the body. You need to remove the stinger but be careful not to squeeze the venom sac and get more venom into the site. You should invest in a bee trap

Answer 5

Immune To Bee Stings

Answer 6

you can most definitely build up an immunity to almost anything that is not lethal in a single dose, this includes bee stings. besides people whom are allergic to bee stings it is rare one would die from multiple stings, although it has been documented, but usually only from africanized bees (killer bees) because the tend to be viscous and attack in swarms until your body goes into shock. a bee does not leave their stinger inside you on purpose in fact when this happens it is because the stinger was ripped out of their abdomen after the penetration resulting in the death of the insect. you should remove the stinger after you are stung because that is what carries the allergens that make you swell and itch, and it would cut down on the amount of irritation from the sting, lastly i believe it is yellow jackets that borough their nests underground but i am not 100 percent certain, and the best way to fix that problem is to wait until after sunset and spray it with bee spray then cover hole.

Answer 7

It's impossible to become immune to a sting.

Some people are allergic to it and can die within minute if there stung even once.

If a swarm or normal bees or hornets attacks you, it is possible to die, but rare. Now if it's killer bee's THATS diferent. Killer bees are mainly in the Southwestern states (Texas, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, California). If one killer bee goes for an attack, they will all follow. Sometimes more than 5000 of them. Many people have died from this.

I watched a documenty on the Disovery Channel on this once. They showed a picture of this woman lieing on the street covered in killer bees. it didn't look like a person, it just looked like a big black oval because there was so many of them. SCARY!!

Answer 8

Technically yes, but it depends on your mentality and tolerance. When I was seven, I was playing and I put my hand on a car side mirror. The inside had a wasp hive, when I looked away, I looked back at literally seven wasp on my hand and was stuck at once. My dad, uncles and grandfathers were laughing at me while my grandma put cold water on it, but didn't help. Ever since then fire ants, wasps, even yellow jackets are just a little sting to me and don't show swelling. However it shows redness an inch around the sting. Its like tolerance building. This is the reason why maintenance has me clear wasps nest at my work.

Answer 9

Really, if it is impossible to get immune then how it come that I am not affected by neither wasps stings nor small domestic spider's bites?

Effect is largely reduced in my case

Answer 10

I am mostly immune also. bee, wasp hornet stings swell to mosquito bite size and rarely are noticeable pain wise. I believe it is because I have zero allergies.