• Run away in a zig zag pattern or through tall brush. Africanized bees fly at about 10 to 15 mph and will pursue a threat for up to a quarter mile.
• Seek shelter in an enclosed car or structure.
• Cover your head because bees attack the face and neck first. . Use your shirt if you have nothing else to cover your head.
• Don't jump in water. The bees will wait up to 30 minutes for you to surface and then they'll attack again.
• Never swat at the bees.
• If a vacuum with a hose is handy, it works great at sucking bees away from a victim.
• It is best to remove stingers as soon as possible by scraping them out with a credit card or something similar. Try not to squeeze the stingers, as this will release more venom. If no stingers are seen, it was not a honey bee that stung you.
