Avoidance of bee and wasp stings: An entomological perspective

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 337-341

  Greene, Albert ^a   Breisch, Nancy L ^b  

^a United States General Services Administration   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Colony control; Social insect defense; Sting avoidance; Toxic baiting; Wasps

Indexed keywords

CHEMOATTRACTANT; COSMETIC; INSECTICIDE; PERFUME;

ANIMAL TRAPPING; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEE STING; CLOTHING; COLONY CONTROL; CROWDING; FORAGING; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT STING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PROVOCATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STING AVOIDANCE; WASP; WASP STING; ZOOLOGY;

EID: 22544487230     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.all.0000173781.58154.53     Document Type: Review

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