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Attacking, Vendictive Bees

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Andrea

03-25-2004 15:47:50




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Okay so it sounds funny... But they come back and follow my family and I back towards the house. It almost seems like they live in the house and we are the pests! I have sprayed what looks like their nests but all they do is get mad. I kill one with spray and five more come after me. I can't go in my back yard without someone watching my back with a spray can... HELP!!!




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Russ in SoCal

03-26-2004 10:30:54




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
Andrea,
The posts about checking with your local (probably county) agricultural agent are steering you best and cheapest. May be hard to find in an urban area, but they exist. Try to identify places where the bees live and take a couple of the least mangled carcasses with you. It could come all the way down to having to tent the house to fumigate. Let's hope not.
Russ



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Bill(NC)

03-26-2004 05:59:51




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
Andrea, Carpenter bees make a perfectly round hole in wood (about 3/8 "). One hole per bee. There are some sprays that will kill them, but many of the popular ones have very little effect. Our Ag extension guy said the most effective thing he has found is a tennis racket. I have not found them to be agressive.



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Andrea

03-25-2004 22:03:25




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
I was doing some research on these things and from the looks of the ones we've killed they are carpenter/ woodboring bees. I live in FL if that helps...



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TennesseeMan

03-25-2004 19:12:41




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
From what you have said and not knowing what they are, they sound like killer bees and yes we do have them in this country.



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Richie MaGoo

03-25-2004 19:09:59




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
Hey...have you seen the price of honey lately? I'd be thanking those bees just for staying around! -A few stings is a small price to pay!

Errr...uhh...just kidding- honey bees are not agressive....so you must have a bee of another variety.



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Bill W.

03-25-2004 17:41:16




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
If the nest is in the ground, they are likely yellow jackets. The one sure way to handle this is to get a pint of gasoline and pour it down into the nest after dark when they are inside asleep. You will have no more problem.



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Jeff (PA)

03-25-2004 19:27:40




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 Re: Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Bill W., 03-25-2004 17:41:16  
What about the lighting-on-fire part? Or is that not necessary? Maybe I jes liked the idea and therefore thought it was an important step. 8-)



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Gaspump

03-25-2004 16:52:57




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
More info would be helpful but if you live in the southern states they just may be killer bees. If they are you don't want them, very agressive and territorial. May want to check with local ag agents, bee keeper or an exterminator for local information



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Bruce (VA)

03-25-2004 16:47:46




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 Re: Attacking, Vendictive Bees in reply to Andrea, 03-25-2004 15:47:50  
Can you be a bit more specific as to the identity of the bees? Yellow jacket, wasp, hornet.....they all look different, have different nests and it takes a different approach to kill them. And, where are you? You might have some sort of bee that this Virginia boy has never seen!



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