Alternate Names : Bedbug Bite, Bee Sting, Bites - Insects, Bees, and Spiders, Black Widow Spider Bite, Brown Recluse Bite, Flea Bite, Honey Bee or Hornet Sting, Lice Bites, Mite Bite, Scorpion Bite, Spider Bite, Wasp Sting, Yellow Jacket Sting

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Stinger Removal

To remove a stinger, scrape the back of a knife or other straight-edged object across the stinger. Do not use tweezers since it may squeeze the venom sac and increase the amount of venom released into the wound. Next wash the site thoroughly with soap and water. Place ice wrapped in a washcloth or other suitable covering on the site of the sting for 10 minutes and then off for 10 minutes. If needed an antihistamine can be applied to help reduce the itching. Over the next several days the stinger site should be watched for signs of infection, such as increased redness, swelling, or pain.

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1. Bedbug - Close-Up
2. Black Widow Spider
3. Body Louse
4. Flea
5. Fly
6. Insect, the Basic Features of Adults
7. Kissing Bug
8. Mite
9. Mosquito, Adult Feeding on the Skin
10. Mosquito, Egg Raft
11. Mosquito, Larvae
12. Mosquito, Pupa
13. Wasp
14. Insect Stings and Allergy
15. Brown Recluse Spider
16. Black Widow Spider
17. Stinger Removal
18. Flea Bite - Close-Up
19. Insect Bite Reaction - Close-Up
20. Insect Bites on the Legs
21. Head Louse Emerging from Egg
22. Head Louse, Male
23. Head Louse - Female
24. Head Louse Infestation - Scalp
25. Lice, Body with Stool (Pediculus Humanus)
26. Body Louse, Female and Larvae
27. Crab Louse, Female
28. Pubic Louse-Male
29. Crab Lice
30. Head Louse and Pubic Louse
31. Brown Recluse Spider Bite on the Hand
32. Insect Bites and Stings