Insect bites or stings

[ElCoyote]

... trust me you're right! If you need it then the ol adrenalin injection etc would be needed (this is beyond my knowledge but you all will know what's needed already I'd hope... and carry it with you).

For those of us that "SWELL" when stung, a sting to the neck can be dangerous and a piece of ice is needed. Gas Station or the nearest house is a good starting point.... and pronto.

That's me. 10 years of riding when helmets weren't compulsory I didn't get stung but when I took up golf got stung on the furtherest hole from the clubhouse when cell phones were like rockinghorse shit. Luckily there was there was a golf cart nearby that was commandeered. I was unconcious by then but appreciate the closeness of a major. Riding bikes among cages is tame by comparison.

[BiK3RChiK]

Freakin wasps and shit! The road workers at Te Maunga near Tauranga must have stirred up a big nest, because riding through there was damn near lethal!!

Now, I just had something (never did find it!) fly down my front as I was riding home from town and I have 3 nice stings/bites on my tummy!! Arrrrgh!!!!!

[breakaway]

1. Harden up
2. Cover every part of body and pray they don't get pushed into the vent and then out in front of your face

[kevfromcoro]

Got stung by my fishbait,,,was out surfcasting and reeled the line in...from the time the bait left the water and up a 2 mtr bank ,, a bee landed on it....... grabed the bait and it stung me..
Did get 6 nice snapz to take home though..
was worth it.

[gunnyrob]

One of the advantages of using a flip front helmet is being able to get rid of unwanted passengers tout suite....

[EJK]

Once a moth got stuck here on my Flip-up Helmet.

I was scared

[mattian]

recently I did the return trip from Auck to Wanganui and my riding companion got stung in the neck by some suicidal bee. Thankfully it wasn't me as I'd have probably come off my bike with the fright! Made me think though that perhaps a tube of Bonjela or some other numbing stuff might be a good idea to carry in a pocket (small but ever so handy!). I know, someone out there might like to calculate the odds of kamikaze insects that take their revenge as they die hitting you in a tender place like the neck, and it probably is quite low. But you never know when it might happen to you. Anyway, just an idea.

I am always getting "bombed" by bees and other flying insects while I am riding along minding my own business..... Thankfully, I have never been stung, they usually just bounce off my helmet or visor harmlessly with a little "thump" sound........ although.... one day, I was slowing down for a round about and a bee flew into my face.... landed on my cheek on slowly walked his way up underneath my sunglasses and settled on my closed eyelid !!! so... there I was pulling out of a round about.... with a bee sitting smack in the middle of my closed eyelid!! I pulled out of the round about slowly and a little further down the road calmy pulled up to a stop took off my glasses and off he went. I were wrap around goggles now

[Biggles2000]

I'm allergic as well. I just carry std antihistamine all the brands in the chemist seem to work as well as any others. It does mean after being stung I have take a couple of pills and sit down quietly for a few hours, if I don’t I run around like a mad thing and swell up. Also the area around the sting tends to die and turn black.

[Rogue]

Dito to what Biggles2000 said

"I'm allergic as well. I just carry std antihistamine all the brands in the chemist seem to work as well as any others. It does mean after being stung I have take a couple of pills and sit down quietly for a few hours, if I don’t I run around like a mad thing and swell up. Also the area around the sting tends to die and turn black."

[90s]

Dito to what Biggles2000 said

"I'm allergic as well. I just carry std antihistamine all the brands in the chemist seem to work as well as any others. It does mean after being stung I have take a couple of pills and sit down quietly for a few hours, if I don’t I run around like a mad thing and swell up. Also the area around the sting tends to die and turn black."

I'd go with some teetree oil (good for all bites, general stuff etc) & some antihistamine tabs (a few zirtecs) because you don't want your eyes puffing up and watering should anything kick an allergic reaction of (pollen for the eyes etc).

I was riding with some people a few years ago and one guy was stung in the eye by a bee. I have always been a bit paranoid about that since, because he wasn't very happy although as a mega-hard fella he grinned and bore it. Not how I would've coped at all.

[BiK3RChiK]

I'd go with some teetree oil (good for all bites, general stuff etc) & some antihistamine tabs (a few zirtecs) because you don't want your eyes puffing up and watering should anything kick an allergic reaction of (pollen for the eyes etc).

I was riding with some people a few years ago and one guy was stung in the eye by a bee. I have always been a bit paranoid about that since, because he wasn't very happy although as a mega-hard fella he grinned and bore it. Not how I would've coped at all.

I got stung by a Waikato Wasp in the eye when I was a kid, and it is an experience I definitely do not want to repeat! About a month later, I got stung on the cheek on the other side of my face by a honey bee!!

I'd be cautious about taking Anti-histimine tablets while driving or riding as they can cause drowsiness. When I got stung on the tummy last week, I took 1 tablet and it totally wiped me out for the rest of the day! Mind you, it says to also avoid alcohol and I had a glass of wine, so that may have something to do with it! LOL But it did bring to my attention never to drive or ride after taking even just one tablet... Carry some of that Stingose or Anthisan Cream.

[Biggles2000]

I got stung by a Waikato Wasp in the eye when I was a kid, and it is an experience I definitely do not want to repeat! About a month later, I got stung on the cheek on the other side of my face by a honey bee!!

I'd be cautious about taking Anti-histimine tablets while driving or riding as they can cause drowsiness. When I got stung on the tummy last week, I took 1 tablet and it totally wiped me out for the rest of the day! Mind you, it says to also avoid alcohol and I had a glass of wine, so that may have something to do with it! LOL But it did bring to my attention never to drive or ride after taking even just one tablet... Carry some of that Stingose or Anthisan Cream.

If you are alergic to bee stings drowsiness is the least of your worries.

[Nade]

my partner got stung just below her left eye. No problem...she's not allergic.
the next day she had to come home from work cos it has swollen up and her eye was closing over. the next day we went to motueka and she ended up at the emergency dr with an eye completely closed over and on steriods to combat the swelling. Both of us were quite worried but it turns out that as the skin/ flesh is so thin on the face the stings can cause quite a large amount of swelling......the standard joke was she shouldn't have talked back....lol

[fireball]

is that a no to the bonjella and a yes to the jar of honey??

the honey is for the lesbians isnt it?