Fear of bees

An abnormal and persistent fear of bees.

A phobia can cause avoidance and panic.

Phobias are a relatively common type of anxiety disorder.

Phobias can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy using exposure and fear reduction techniques.

In many cases, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medication proves helpful, especially during the early stages of therapy.</P> Fear of bees is termed 'apiphobia,' a word derived from 'api-' from the Greek 'apis' meaning bee + 'phobia' from the Greek 'phobos' meaning fear = literally, fear (of) bee(s).

Apiphobia is also called melissophobia, since 'melissa' is another Greek word for bee.