Fear of wasps

The fear of wasps (or wasp stings), technically known as spheksophobia, is a relatively common type of specific phobia. It is similar to fear of bees (which is often called apiphobia or melissophobia). Both are types of entomophobia, which is itself a category of zoophobia.^[1][2][3][4]

Fear of wasps
Other names	Spheksophobia
Specialty	Psychiatry

See also

• Friard d'Indret – patron saint against fear of wasps (spheksophobia)
• The Crush (1993 film) – a movie in which the lead character has spheksophobia and shows a wasp attack
• Wiktionary: spheksophobia

External links

• Grunow, Melissa (Fall 2020). "Spheksophobia: The Fear of Wasps". Ilanot Review. 20. [Nonfiction essay in the "Toxic" issue.]

References

1. Doctor, Ronald Manual; Kahn, Ada P.; Adamec, Christine A. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Phobias, Fears, and Anxieties (3rd ed.). Facts on File. pp. 457, 506. ISBN 9781438120980. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Google Books. Fear of wasps is known as spheksophobia. Individuals who fear wasps often fear stings, pain, bees, or flying insects in general.
2. Sanders, Diana; Wills, Frank (2003). Counselling for Anxiety Problems (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications. p. 152. ISBN 9781412933360. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Google Books. Table 9.1 / Common phobias / Animals /... Fear of wasps (Spheksophobia)
3. Brough, DI; Yorkston, N; Stafford-Clark, D (1965). "A case of wasp phobia treated by systematic desensitization under light hypnosis". Guy's Hospital Reports. 114 (3): 319–324. PMID 5891230.
4. Brown, June S.L.; Abrahams, Sharon; Helbert, Matthew (September 2003). "An unusual case of a wasp phobic". Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 34 (3–4): 219–224. doi:10.1016/j.jbtep.2001.09.001. PMID 14972669.