Stingers are effective weapons because they deliver a venom that causes pain when injected into the skin. They are more likely to defend a greater area around their nest, and they respond faster and in greater numbers than the European honey bee. However, Africanized honey bees are less predictable and more defensive than European honey bees. Neither is likely to sting when gathering nectar and pollen from flowers, but both will sting in defense if provoked.Īn individual Africanized bee can sting only once and has the same venom as the European honey bee. The two types of bees look the same, and their behavior is similar in many respects. The Africanized honey bee is closely related to the European honey bee, which is used in agriculture for crop pollination and honey production. For more information on the behavior, biology, and management of this insect, see Pest Notes: Yellowjackets and Other Social Wasps. Some, such as the yellowjacket, are much more likely to attack than others. In addition, foraging members of the colony also will sting if they are disturbed or injured as they go about their activities. If the nest is disturbed, these individuals will defend it vigorously. Social hymenopterans-including yellowjackets, honey bees, bumble bees, and fire ants-have individuals in the colony whose task it is to defend the nest. Most hymenopterans live solitary lives, and their behavior is more likely to be flight than fight. The stinger is a modified egg-laying apparatus, so only females can sting. Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery Recent Updates in Imperative Natural Compounds for Healthy Brain and Nerve Function: A Systematic Review of Implications for Multiple SclerosisĬurrent Drug Targets Restoring TRAIL Induced Apoptosis Using Naturopathy.Stinging insects are limited to the order Hymenoptera, which includes wasps, bees, and ants.

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Molecular action mechanism, and reasons of its consideration as a promising alternative medicine. Gives recent evidences on the chemical and biological properties of the major components of bee venom, their underlying

The dual effect of some bee venom components is also important in the design of future therapeutic goals. Potential use of BV and its chemical constituents as the next drugs generation in the treatment of chronic disorders. Scientists are now performing intensive research work especially human clinical trials to improve the Some of these compounds are well studiedĪnd their mechanisms of action established, despite the fact that few are undergoing clinical trials. BV contains severalīiochemically and pharmacologically active substances. Of interest as a form of alternative and preventive medicine for the treatment of a number of clinicalĬases such as arthritis, rheumatism, pain, cancer and a vast range of other conditions. In recent times, bee venom (BV) from honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) has become the focus

Bee venom