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Pest Management Priducts Division of CSPA
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Wasps and bees do not transmit disease to organisms, but they significantly impact people by stings that can trigger severe allergic reactions. While the honeybee, for one, is invaluable in pollinating plants and delighting tea drinkers with honey and candlemakers with beeswax, this group of insects is responsible for more than 100 deaths a year from stings. Wasps, yellow jackets, and bees are also a recreational nuisance at a picnic.