Bees burn dead dozens of people in China

At least 28 people in Shaanxi Province, China, were killed and hundreds were seriously injured when the bees attacked.

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The perpetrators of the attacks are said to be Vespa mandarinia , an Asian giant bee that can be up to 5cm long and 6mm long venom carrying a strong neurotoxin.

A victim of acute kidney failure after being stung by a bee or a bee herd chased him from a distance of 200m. A 55-year-old woman in the same village with more than 200 bee stings must be hospitalized for nearly a month.

Vespa mandarinia bees often appear and devastate southern Shaanxi province in the fall.(Photo: Xinhua)

The sudden increase in the bee attack cases may be due to a number of factors. Hot weather makes bees reproduce faster and people move into remote areas where bees often live.

"Patients with more than 10 bee stings need medical attention. Those with more than 30 stings need immediate emergency treatment," said the director of Ankang Disease Control Center in Shaanxi Province. know.

A series of deadly attacks on bees caused Chinese officials to warn people to avoid traveling in fields and forests. Regional hospitals are establishing medical groups that specialize in treating victims of bee stings. Fire groups also removed more than 300 beehives near residential areas to prevent the sting of bees which killed and injured many people.

Asian giant bees are the world's largest hornets and dangerous predators. Their food is mainly mantis, bee and other large insects. These bees can completely erase honeycomb with thousands of children by stealing honey and bee nymphs. They can fly 100km in a day at a speed of 40km / h.