The fear of wasps (or wasp stings), technically known as spheksophobia, is a relatively common type of specific phobia.<!-- (pending whitelist request)--> 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.
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