On Sun, 12 Aug 2018 12:01:59 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>OTOH, I have been stung by hornets and wasps dozens of times. It has
>happened at least once a year for as long as I can remember. Last fall
>I had a bad reaction to a hornet and now have to carry an epipen. I
>don't know if it was a sudden change in the way I react to them or the
>location. I often get stung on the neck when out on the motorcycle, so
>perhaps there was an accumulative effect?? I don't know.

A French farmer once died after being stung in the neck by a wasp. The
internal swelling blocked his main artery.