If the sting victim has a history of hayfever, asthma or other allergies, call a doctor immediately. Allergic reactions may sometimes be severe or even fatal. Occasionally swarming honey bee colonies may get into wall voids or other structural areas of buildings and establish a flourishing hive. When this occurs, the safest and best approach is to remove the entire colony. For information on beekeepers in your area who remove bees, contact your local Cooperative Extension Center.
Prompt removal is recommended before the colony grows and stores considerable amounts of honey.
As a last resort, a professional pesticide applicator may be contacted. In most cases, bees and wasps will not sting unless they or their nests are threatened. Try to avoid bees and wasps whenever possible rather than trying to kill them. Nests should be destroyed only if they are dangerously close to building entrances, in shrubs, lawns or other areas where they pose a threat to humans from accidental disturbance. Yellow jackets, hornets and paper wasps do not reuse their nests the following year.