Two hospitalized after bee attack in Chiang Rai

[rooster59]

Two hospitalized after bee attack in Chiang Rai

 

Image: Daily News

 

CHIANG RAI:-- Two people were left in hospital after a swarm of bees attacked a group of people on the banks of the Maekhong River in Chiang Rai.

 

Sixty three year old Seuytee Sae-tang and 60 year old Amporn Luwan were being stung so much that they both jumped into the river.

 

They were rescued by local officials who were quickly on the scene and because there were still so many angry bees buzzing about the pair were covered in plastic sheets.

 

Spray was used to disperse the insects and both victims were taken to Chiang Saen hospital. They were out of danger but doctors decided to keep them in in case they developed allergic reactions.

 

The bees had constructed a nest beside a guest house and it is thought they were made angry by smoke emanating from traders cooking food in the area.

 

The incident happened near the front of the Chiang Saen police station on Saturday.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-10-30

[LannaGuy]

were they really bees?  or wasps?  or those black things?  I have to be very careful around my trees as those black things are always building nests and stinging me

[impulse]

18 minutes ago, LannaGuy said:

were they really bees?  or wasps?  or those black things?  I have to be very careful around my trees as those black things are always building nests and stinging me

 

Okay, you piqued my curiosity.  What are the black things?  I tried Googling black things in Thailand that sting, but to no avail.

[BkruaiRetiree]

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

Okay, you piqued my curiosity.  What are the black things?  I tried Googling black things in Thailand that sting, but to no avail.

They're hornets - big, mostly black w/a yellow band around the upper abdomen.  There are also black "bumblebees" that nest in holes in dead wood, but they're a "single family" bee - i.e., no big nests - and they leave people alone... although if you try to grab one, you might regret it.  As for the hornets, their venom is very strong and toxic, and they're very aggressive if you're anywhere near their nest (which are large & very visible).

[oldrunner]

I'm allergic to Wasp stings and need hospitalization if stung. If any begin nest building in our wooded yard we use Wasp spray (I don't do the deed, usually a nephew if called upon). This is long before the big nest is established.

[Manassas]

Took my sister-in-law to the ER for the same thing. Makes me keep an eye out for nests!

[sceadugenga]

We had a swarm in a tree a few years back and the maid was heading towards it with a long stick...

 

Luckily I had time to run interference.

[LannaGuy]

On 10/30/2016 at 10:12 AM, impulse said:

 

Okay, you piqued my curiosity.  What are the black things?  I tried Googling black things in Thailand that sting, but to no avail.

 

very well known that there are black (wasps I dont know for sure) that sting i think Thais call them 'dan'

[LannaGuy]

On 10/30/2016 at 11:36 AM, BkruaiRetiree said:

They're hornets - big, mostly black w/a yellow band around the upper abdomen.  There are also black "bumblebees" that nest in holes in dead wood, but they're a "single family" bee - i.e., no big nests - and they leave people alone... although if you try to grab one, you might regret it.  As for the hornets, their venom is very strong and toxic, and they're very aggressive if you're anywhere near their nest (which are large & very visible).

 

right hornets - thanks

 

tons of them and my trees get their nests regularly - any advice for killing them off?  I use the normal pest spray but its probably not the best  

[simon43]

Before my workmen built on some land many years ago, there was a large tree with a low-slung hornets nest.  One of the workman round a petrol-soaked rag around a stick, lit the rag and then held it under the nest until the latter caught fire!

 

I took refuge in my car and closed all the windows  

[IMA_FARANG]

In my homw area in Massahusetts we have what we call Whiteface bees

They are a form of white flash colored hornets that  often nest in fallen trees or ground nests.

They are not agressive per se, but if you disturb their nest they will attack in a angry swarm.

Fortunately, I am not allergic to bee stings, because once I accidently stepped  on to a log and  a swarm of at least  one hundred bees rose out of that log and attacked me.

THose wasps chased me for at least a half a mile and kept attacking me.

Not the way I wanted to prove I was not allergic to bee stings.