John Valentine wrote:
 
> Could the rest be wasp stings and/or spider bites?
 
It is my understanding that the statistics are based on what the victim
or relatives report.  We are talking about deaths due to allergy, and it
could well be any flying, stinging insect doing the stinging.  One
report I read years ago stated that 95% of all reported bee stings, upon
investigation, turned out to be yellow jackets.  The other 5% would
include honeybees and other less common stinging aviators.  No reference
on this, it was far too long ago to recall.  But, to the population at
large, at least in the USA, all flying insects that stimulate fear of
stinging are bees.  That usually translates to honeybees.
 
Tom
 
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Tom Elliott
Chugiak,  Alaska
U.S.A.
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