How well do people identify stinging bugs?

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How well do people identify stinging bugs?

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/well-people-identify-stinging-bugs-161839004.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ogKQFumFeifTSHfQwY6IFQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-07-04T161839Z_1_LYNXMPEA630LF_RTROPTP_2_PHILIPPINES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bee sting therapist holds a bee to sting the arm of a patient in a bee farm in Silang" align="left" title="Bee sting therapist holds a bee to sting the arm of a patient in a bee farm in Silang" border="0" /></a>By Shereen Lehman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most adults have a tough time telling hornets, wasps and bees apart, which could spell trouble if a sting causes a severe allergic reaction, according to a new study. Insect identification is helpful in diagnosing a Hymenoptera venom allergy, prescribing a treatment and providing guidance on prevention, said Dr. Troy Baker of the Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and colleagues, writing in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. To see how good people are at identifying common stinging insects, Baker and colleagues enrolled 640 adults from four different air force bases in Maryland, Florida, Ohio and Nevada. The study participants looked at pictures of four stinging insects and two different nests in photographs on a six-question multiple choice test.</p><br clear="all"/>

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