Bee sting treatment can also include a cold compress ... Other types — like carpenter bees, or venomous insects like wasps — have smooth stingers that stay attached to the insect, and they ...

There are also very tiny carpenter bees that might be mistaken for little flies. They don't cause structural damage because they can't chew through very hard wood. Yes, the females can sting.

Female carpenter bees do possess stingers, but they are unlikely to sting unless they are handled or provoked. Unlike honeybees, which can sting only once before dying, carpenter bees can sting ...