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- Many, various, and continuing.
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JohnnieWalker said:For everyone they are horrible and some people ( like me!) are so allergic to bug bites and stings that these little mites would literally stop the pilgrimage in its tracks.
lckgj said:I believe freezing does work ... The microwave sounds like a really good option for smaller items....
Rebekah Scott said:FYI Latest bedbug outbreak is centered in Fromista.
Complaints about bed bugs in New York City are rising steadily. In Boston, officials began giving out fluorescent orange stickers — with a picture of the dreaded bed bug — to warn against taking home overstuffed trash. Other cities have established bed bug task forces to help fight invasions in homes, hotels and hospitals.
Anne mentioned:large zip-lock bags
Anaphylaxis caused by imported red fire ant stings in Málaga, Spain.
Fernández-Meléndez S, Miranda A, García-González JJ, Barber D, Lombardero M.
Source
Allergy Service, Carlos Haya University Regional Hospital, Málaga, Spain.
Abstract
A 27-year-old woman suffered from anaphylaxis after being stung by Solenopsis invicta ants while she was handling wood from South America. The patient reported no previous adverse reactions to stings by other hymenopteran species. Intradermal skin tests with hymenoptera venom (Vespula vulgaris, Polistes species, Apis melifera) were negative. Serum specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E yielded positive results for S invicta (5.28 kU/L) and negative results for A melifera, Ves v 5 and Pol a 5. Immunodetection assays showed the presence of serum IgE against the Sol i 2 allergen. The patient had probably been stung previously although inadvertently by red fire ants while she handled infested wood from South America, and precautionary measures are thus advisable when this material is to be handled. To our knowledge this is the first case of anaphylaxis from red fire ant stings reported in Europe.
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