Wasp Stings Articles II
Treatment For mild to moderate reactions: You can treat mild and moderate reactions to wasp stings at home. Wash the sting area with soap and water to remove as much of the venom as possible. Apply a cold pack to the wound site to reduce swelling and pain. Keep the wound clean and dry to […]
Wasp Stings
Wasp Stings About 10 percent of people have adverse reactions to wasp stings and insect bites that are called large local reactions. Pain, redness, minor swelling, and itching are common symptoms of a wasp sting. Washing the area with soap and water and applying a cold compress are the best at-home treatments. Symptoms of a […]
Powder Post Beetles Article II
Infested wood is honeycombed with tunnels filled with loosely packed whitish powder called frass. The latter is composed of very fine particles of undigested wood and fecal pellets. Frass often accumulates beneath infested material or on the surface of the wood below exit holes (Fig. 1). Unlike most other groups of wood borers, anobiids are […]
