What Do You Do In Case Of A Hornet Sting?
By AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27424)
India
May 25, 2018 1:20pm CST
In fact I was not in a mood to post any discussion today. 
But then today in the morning I was stung by a hornet on my left forearm.
For a Stud Vet the left forearm is very important for day today activities and I was bit annoyed about the incident.
But then I immediately took a pinch of Sodium bi Carbonate, which is known as Baking soda and rubbed at the site without even wetting it!
Could you believe…there is no marking left even to locate where I was stung! 
Otherwise, the hornet sting is very painful, as it gives lot of burning sensation initially and later there is a big swelling which is painful and subsequently after two or three days there is lot of itching at the site of sting.
I am just posting this discussion as this is the season where we get lot of hornets and they are experts in make our life miserable!
So keep in mind…baking Soda is best treatment for hornet sting if applied immediately and rubbed on the site thoroughly!
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But then today in the morning I was stung by a hornet on my left forearm.
For a Stud Vet the left forearm is very important for day today activities and I was bit annoyed about the incident.
But then I immediately took a pinch of Sodium bi Carbonate, which is known as Baking soda and rubbed at the site without even wetting it!
Could you believe…there is no marking left even to locate where I was stung!
Otherwise, the hornet sting is very painful, as it gives lot of burning sensation initially and later there is a big swelling which is painful and subsequently after two or three days there is lot of itching at the site of sting.
I am just posting this discussion as this is the season where we get lot of hornets and they are experts in make our life miserable!
So keep in mind…baking Soda is best treatment for hornet sting if applied immediately and rubbed on the site thoroughly!
Did you lik this discussion?
Please respond, your responses will be appreciated as usual! Thanks!26 people like this
28 responses
@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
25 May 18
I knew that baking soda has more uses than we know. And which season do they cause trouble?
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 May 18
@mlgen1037 , Yes, their stings are very painful. We get lot of swellng the site of stinging! Thanks
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
26 May 18
@AKRao24 Oh my! I hate swarm of hornets and even bees. Scary.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
25 May 18
I like this discussion and the solution. I'll have to keep that in mind when I'm stung again.
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
25 May 18
Baking Soda, is used as an old home remedy. Just glad you knew about it. Take care.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
25 May 18
Not only that i knew but today I recalled and used it very very successfully dear @popciclecold! I am really more than happy to see the results! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
25 May 18
@popciclecold , they should....if they are really working...what is the harm in trying them and getting cured dear @popciclecold ? Thanks!
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@popciclecold (39461)
• United States
25 May 18
@AKRao24 A lot of people are going back to home remedies.
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@snowy22315 (181948)
• United States
26 May 18
Thanks for that advice. I am not sure if I have been stung by a hornet. We have plenty of stinging insects around here but fortunately, I have rarely been a victim.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 May 18
By the grace of God , you have been safe so far despite of having so many insects around you! But still this remedy should be kept in mind as this is really effective and easily be undertaken too! Thanks @snowy22315!
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
25 May 18
They say mud will help take away the sting. I use my own saliva for anything like that. It has all the immunizing properties you need to heal a wound. No swelling up afterward.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
25 May 18
That s really w wonderful tip! Did it work for you in hornet sting @Starmaiden? Thanks!
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
25 May 18
@AKRao24 It worked very well. Not so well for the hornet/bee though. Once they sting you they die shortly afterward.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
25 May 18
Does it work when we are stung by other insects too?
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
26 May 18
@AKRao24 I have faced hornets more than 20 times in my long traveling career (especially while going by motorbike to rural areas and stung by them) The sting is always there and a long one at that. Maybe you were lucky that they did not leave any in your skin. Once I placed my hand in their nest on one of my trees and stung by at least at 10 places and had a bad suffering.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 May 18
This is very common on the farm. In fact I am going to post a picture how the young ones are emerging out after their incubation from the nests! Yes, immediately after the sting we feel as if the spot is burning and within few hours there is a nasty swelling which is really very painful.and that lsts for few days and before subsiding it creates lot of itching! Very bad! Thanks!
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
2 Jun 18
Did you learn that when you were studying to be a vet? .. I will remember this baking soda treatment.. Thanks for sharing ..
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
2 Jun 18
Not really....We normally apply it on the farm on routine basis as we have lot of hornet nests here and people get stung frequently during their breeding season as they don't like to get disturbed in any manner! This we have been doing it for some decades now! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
3 Jun 18
@epiffanie , Yes, they become popular only if they really work! Isn't it?
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
3 Jun 18
@AKRao24 oh okay .. so it's really good to pay attention to some home remedies that also work ..
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@DaddyEvil (137460)
• United States
31 May 18
Yes, baking soda is one way to treat a hornet/bee/wasp sting.
If you don't happen to have any baking soda but you do have an electric hair dryer (the pistol style of hair dryer) you can turn the temperature setting as hot as it will go and play the air stream across the sting site being careful not to burn your skin.
In only a minute or two the pain from the sting will be gone. (The pain relief is from the high temperature destroying the venom from the sting.) Unfortunately the pain will return in about four hours. You only need to repeat heating the sting with the hair dryer again and the pain will be gone for good this time.
This treatment works on a large variety of bites and stings, as long as the pain is caused by venom in the sting or bite.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
1 Jun 18
@DaddyEvil , That is true! I understood! Thanks!
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@DaddyEvil (137460)
• United States
31 May 18
@AKRao24 Yes, you're right. Snakes inject so much venom compared to insects that the heat trick won't work fast enough. (It will break down snake venom, but most of the damage will be done before the venom breaks down.)
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
2 Jul 18
@porwest , I think you don't l know that I am working on a farm which is surrounded by wild jungle and our farm is quite a big one spreading across some 200 and odd acres so it is impossible to eliminate these hornets from all the stables and buildings we have! Thanks!
@GardenGerty (160879)
• United States
13 Jun 18
I think I have heard that. l remember my grandmother making a mud poultice for stings. I was stung a couple of summers ago in several places by a black wasp. I crushed leaves of the plantain (plantago) plant. It is very healing and also stopped the pain. Handy if you are not somewhere where you can get baking soda.
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@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
14 Jun 18
Wow! That is a nice piece of information you added here that can be really helpful when we are not having baking soda readily available with us! Thanks for sharing @GardenGerty!
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 May 18
Mosquito bites are not that painful in normal human beings. May be in allergic people they can be painful. We often get mosquito bites , which is just painful at the time of biting , there after there is no trace seen at the site! Thanks for responding!
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Will try using NaHCO3 next time (wonder if that would work on ant bites?).@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
29 May 18
Yes, ants have formic acid in their secretions...may be since Sodo bicarb is a alkaline it can neutralize it! All the best! regarding my emoticons...thanks a lot ....I will tell the story how missed that topic! So nice of you and kind of you! Tahnks!
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@dgobucks226 (35716)
•
1 Jun 18
Yes, I have read baking soda was useful for insect stings. I usually use it for household cleaning. Thanks for the reminder.
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