When the bee moves or is brushed away, the stinger is pulled from the bee's body along with the venom sac, which continues to pump venom into the victim. The bee dies after this one sting. Only female bees and wasps have stingers. Queens are responsible for nest establishment and egg laying. In most species, only one queen is present during most of the season.
Workers are all females equipped with stingers.
They constitute the vast majority of the colony's individuals. Many species of bees and wasps are present in every geographic region in Missouri. Only a few of these species are really to be feared, and then only in special cases. Knowledge of their habits is the first step in reducing fear to a level of healthy respect. Stinging insects such as ants, bees and wasps belong to the order Hymenoptera.