Honey Bee Swarms Aboard the USNS Comfort: Recommendations for Sting Prevention, Swarm Removal, and Medical Readiness on Military Ships

James C. Dunford; Karl C. Kronmann; Luke R. Peet; Jeffrey D. Stancil

Honey Bee Swarms Aboard the USNS Comfort: Recommendations for Sting Prevention, Swarm Removal, and Medical Readiness on Military Ships

James C. Dunford, Karl C. Kronmann, Luke R. Peet, Jeffrey D. Stancil

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Abstract

The article provides observations of multiple honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarms aboard the USNS Comfort (TAH-20) during the Continuing Promise 2015 mission. A brief overview of swarming biology is given along with control/removal recommendations to reduce sting exposures. The observations suggest that preventive medicine personnel should provide adequate risk communications about the potential occurrence of bee swarms aboard military ships, and medical department personnel should be prepared for the possibility of treating of multiple sting exposures, especially in the Southern Command Area of Operations where the Africanized genotype of A mellifera is common.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-37
Number of pages	9
Journal	U.S. Army Medical Department journal
Issue number	3-16
State	Published - 1 Oct 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Honey Bee Swarms Aboard the USNS Comfort: Recommendations for Sting Prevention, Swarm Removal, and Medical Readiness on Military Ships

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