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Fear of bees (or of bee stings), technically known as melissophobia (from (ギリシア語:μέλισσα), ''melissa'', "honey bee" + (ギリシア語:φόβος), ''phobos'', "fear") and occasionally misspelled as melissaphobia and also known as apiphobia (from Latin ''apis'' for "honey bee" + ''(ギリシア語:φόβος)'', ''phobos'', "fear"), is one of the common fears among people and is a kind of specific phobia. Most people have been stung by a bee or had friends or family members stung. A child may fall victim by treading on a bee while playing outside. The sting can be quite painful and in some individuals results in swelling which may last for several days, and can also provoke allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis, so the development of loathsome fear of bees is quite natural. Ordinary (non-phobic) fear of bees in adults is generally associated with lack of knowledge. The general public is not aware that bees attack in defense of their hive, or when accidentally squashed, and an occasional bee in a field presents no danger.〔("Where are the Bees?" ) a transcript from Impact Television, a weekly TV series by University of Florida〕 Moreover, the majority of insect stings in the United States are attributed to yellowjacket wasps, which are often mistaken for a honeybee.〔(Bee or Yellow Jacket Stings ), a hospital advise〕 Unreasonable fear of bees in humans may also have a detrimental effect on ecology. Bees are important pollinators, and when, in their fear, people destroy wild colonies of bees, they contribute to environmental damage and may also be the cause of the disappearing bees.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Birds, the Bees, and the Flying Foxes: Pollinators in Jeopardy )〕 The renting of bee colonies for pollination of crops〔("The progress of Africanized Bees in the United States (1990-1995)" ) and online version of an article from ''California Agriculture'', 51:22-25〕 is the primary source of income for beekeepers in the US, but as the fears of bees spread, it becomes hard to find a location for the colonies because of the growing objections of local population. ==Africanized Bees== A widespread fear of bees has been triggered by rumors about "killer bees". In particular, the Africanized bee is widely feared by the American public, a reaction that has been amplified by sensationalist movies and some of the media reports. Stings from Africanized bees kill one to two people per year in the United States, a rate that makes them less dangerous than venomous snakes, particularly since, unlike venomous snakes, they are found only in a small portion of the country. As the bee spreads through Florida, a densely populated state, officials worry that public fear may force misguided efforts to combat them. The Florida African Bee Action Plan states, News reports of mass stinging attacks will promote concern and in some cases panic and anxiety, and cause citizens to demand responsible agencies and organizations to take action to help insure their safety. We anticipate increased pressure from the public to ban beekeeping in urban and suburban areas. This action would be counter-productive. Beekeepers maintaining managed colonies of domestic European bees are our best defense against an area becoming saturated with AHB. These managed bees are filling an ecological niche that would soon be occupied by less desirable colonies if it were vacant. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fear of bees」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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