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When it comes to deadly encounters with venomous animals in the U.S., hornets, wasps, and bees are the surprising leaders. With around 60 deaths per year, their stings prove more fatal than those from ...

Call your healthcare provider to find out about follow-up care. Bees, wasps, yellow jackets, and hornets belong to a class of insects called Hymenoptera. Most insect stings cause only minor discomfort ...

The Asian hornet first appeared in Upper Austria last spring. Because it poses a threat to native honey bees and also to humans, the province of ...

The hornet can sting through most beekeeper suits, deliver nearly seven times the amount of venom as a honey bee, and sting multiple times, the department said, adding that it ordered special ...