Vespidae
Vespa crabro venom is largely identical to Vespula venom:
therefore, allergy to Vespa species can usually be diagnosed by
determination of IgE against Vespula venom. Available tests forVespa venoms see Table 1.
FormicidaeAvailable allergen extracts are limited to only a small number of
allergy-associated species
Immunotherapy (see Table 1)
Bumblebees HBV has been used for venom immunotherapy (VIT) in selected cases of
BBV allergy resulting from primary sensitization to
HBV.10 Successful immunotherapy with a BBV preparation
from ALK Abelló (Horsholm, Denmark) has been described, although it is
not available anymore.8,9,11,72
Currently, only BBV from Anallergo (Scarperia e San Piero, Italy) is
available in Europe. No clinical trials with this preparation have yet
been published.