I somehow made it to the age of 36 without ever having been stung by a bee. I started riding this summer, and got my first sting-- on my neck. Luckily I also found out I'm not allergic

I don't really think about insects much because there always seem to be bigger hazards on the road to worry about.

However, I usually find a lot of gnats plastered to my chest when I take off my shirt after an evening ride. I also had the gnat-in-eye issue a couple days ago. I wondered whether it might be useful to bring a small mirror along on my rides...