Hornet in bonnet?
Lady Masson, a British peer of the realm, has set a hare -- or a hornet -- running by raising the issue of increasing number of hornets in the UK.
A relative of a friend of hers was unfortunate enough to have stood on one as he got out of the bath, was stung and died from anaphylactic shock. She wants more research -- into precisiely what I'm not sure. If it's into treatment and diagnosis of anaphylaxis generally, I'm all for it. If it's about the increase in hornets, I think there are more pressing issues.
Here's an audio interview from the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: go to the 8am slot, 20 minutes in.
As the insect expert said, it's unlikley that anyone else has been killed by a hornet in the UK for the past ten or 15 years.
A relative of a friend of hers was unfortunate enough to have stood on one as he got out of the bath, was stung and died from anaphylactic shock. She wants more research -- into precisiely what I'm not sure. If it's into treatment and diagnosis of anaphylaxis generally, I'm all for it. If it's about the increase in hornets, I think there are more pressing issues.
Here's an audio interview from the BBC Radio 4 Today programme: go to the 8am slot, 20 minutes in.
As the insect expert said, it's unlikley that anyone else has been killed by a hornet in the UK for the past ten or 15 years.
posted by Turlough | 10:07
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