Melissophobia

Fear of bees.</P> A phobia is an unreasonable sort of fear that 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> The word 'melissophobia' comes from the Greek 'melissa' meaning bee + phobia from the Greek 'phobos' meaning fear = literally, fear of bee(s).

Melissophobia is also known as apiphobia.