Brian Gallagher

A story of small hive beetles and lessons learned.

Veteran beekeeper, Ron Stilwell has handled literally millions of stinging insects over the years. When not beekeeping, he relieves local homeowners and businesses of the hassle and fear of ground-dwelling yellow jackets, while also providing support for people seeking venom immunotherapy. 2 Photo courtesy of Ron Stilwell Yellow jacket wasps are collected live, flash frozen, and shipped to a laboratory in Washington State where their venom extracted for clinical use. Ron Stilwell manages...