Many years ago I had a spate of getting stung by insects while cycling.
One one occasion, a stinging thing got wedged in my ear and I had to resort to crushing it in my ear and then hoiking out the bits with a little finger.
Another time, one went down by throat and really went to town. Coughing and hacking would not bring it up, so in the end, I had to gulp and gulp and take several slugs from my water bottle until it went down. Result: very swollen thoat and neck and inability to speak for an afternoon. When I got home, I bolted down some hayfever pills and then ate a whole tub of Haagen Daczs (sp?) choc chip.
Both times I was wearing a bright yellow Cannondale cycling top. I reckon they were attracted to me because I looked like a Buttercup.
The top went in the bin!