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You can also use calamine lotion or other anti-itch creams, and ice will decrease the itching and swelling. Poor form. Avoiding Mosquitoes Some of the same tips for avoiding bees also apply to mosquitoes, including not wearing bright colors and not wearing anything too fragrant. Here are some additional tips: 1. Have screen doors at your house to keep the bugs out. 2. Get rid of standing water. Mosquito babies live in water that is lying still. Turn empty cans upside down so that they do not catch water.
Honeybees are very helpful to humans and to the world. In addition to making honey, they help pollinate many plants. Pollination involves taking pollen from flower to flower so that plants can reproduce. . . and then no humans! Honey is a super tasty subject. It is basically made by bees swallowing nectar and barfing it back up. Delicious! Honey has been used for many purposes throughout history. As medicine, people once put it on wounds to prevent infections. Honey has so much sugar, it actually kills most bacteria.
Avoiding a Swarm of Killer Bees If you are being chased by a swarm of killer bees, try to get indoors as soon as possible to seal yourself off. When outside, you can run through tall grasses or trees to give yourself more cover from the bees. Never jump in a pool of water because they will wait for you to come out and then sting you. Hopefully you will never have to use this advice. 33 Wasps The family Vespidae includes yellow jackets, hornets, and wasps. Watch out for them! They can be much crankier than their bee counterparts, plus they can sting multiple times.