Bees spend all summer having little bees, and sometimes you need to take steps to control them when they become pests.
They start in early spring.
You see a few of them buzzing around here and there.
The most common sighting is a yellow jacket landing on a flower on the yard, gathering nectar for the honeycomb.
You have to start watching where you walk because those yellow jackets get under foot, and sting when you step on them.
Then you spot the occasional bumblebee flying about.
He's looking for nectar too.
Thing is you don't pay a lot of attention to these sightings because they're so rare.
Then as spring turns to summer you see the bees more often, and you realize their families are getting bigger.
And sometimes you walk into a crowd of bees - and get stung.
You have options.
Pest control companies are ready for your call.
You only need to have your checkbook ready to pay their price, and your bee problem is soon gone.
Or you can take care of them on your own.
All you need is a little knowledge about how-to-do-it-yourself.
That knowledge includes:
Just take some time, and watch the bees.
Follow them to see where they take the nectar from those flowers.
I've performed this step in as fast as 10-minutes, and on a few occasions it took me up to an hour (though taking that long doesn't happen often).
You've found the nest when you find the spot where bees constantly enter, and leave, a hole someplace.
I've found yellow jacket, and bumblebee, nests in the ground.
Some bumblebee nests I located in brush piles, and I found four different bumblebee nests in the fiberglass insulation of an old recreational vehicle I had just before I got rid of it.
I've also found yellow jacket nests in the eaves of houses.
Wasps sometimes hide their nests inside the eaves, but often they build their homes under overhangs, and in plain sight.
Most of the hornet nests I've treated were in trees.
They build their nests most anywhere they find a space large enough.
The way to locate the nest is to look for the spot where there's a bunch of activity.
Find that and you found home.
To treat the nest make sure you keep your distance so you don't get stung.
The best pesticide for bees comes in dust form.
The problem with dust is you must get close to the nest before you can apply it, and that puts you at risk of bees stinging you.
Trust me on this; I've had mad yellow jackets swarm all over my arm, and when those guys are angry they ain't friendly.
With wasps and hornets your best bet is a spray that shoots a stream up to 10- or 12-feet.
My best recommendation for bees, wasps, and hornets is hit the nest, or hole, with the spray first.
Let that sit for a couple minutes, and then apply the dust.
Most building supplies and hardware stores carry pesticides.
Just learn what you're using before you make your purchase.
Every state has its own laws for the legal use of pesticides.
Get the proper knowledge, and keep yourself out of trouble.
Pest control companies charge hefty fees for a single visit to take care of a bee problem, but you can learn pest control techniques on your own, and how-to-do-it-yourself.
They start in early spring.
You see a few of them buzzing around here and there.
The most common sighting is a yellow jacket landing on a flower on the yard, gathering nectar for the honeycomb.
You have to start watching where you walk because those yellow jackets get under foot, and sting when you step on them.
Then you spot the occasional bumblebee flying about.
He's looking for nectar too.
Thing is you don't pay a lot of attention to these sightings because they're so rare.
Then as spring turns to summer you see the bees more often, and you realize their families are getting bigger.
And sometimes you walk into a crowd of bees - and get stung.
You have options.
Pest control companies are ready for your call.
You only need to have your checkbook ready to pay their price, and your bee problem is soon gone.
Or you can take care of them on your own.
All you need is a little knowledge about how-to-do-it-yourself.
That knowledge includes:
- How to find the bees home.
- How to treat that home to get rid of the bees.
- What kind, and type, of pesticide to use.
- Where to get your pesticides.
- Follow up techniques to make sure your bee problem is history.
Just take some time, and watch the bees.
Follow them to see where they take the nectar from those flowers.
I've performed this step in as fast as 10-minutes, and on a few occasions it took me up to an hour (though taking that long doesn't happen often).
You've found the nest when you find the spot where bees constantly enter, and leave, a hole someplace.
I've found yellow jacket, and bumblebee, nests in the ground.
Some bumblebee nests I located in brush piles, and I found four different bumblebee nests in the fiberglass insulation of an old recreational vehicle I had just before I got rid of it.
I've also found yellow jacket nests in the eaves of houses.
Wasps sometimes hide their nests inside the eaves, but often they build their homes under overhangs, and in plain sight.
Most of the hornet nests I've treated were in trees.
They build their nests most anywhere they find a space large enough.
The way to locate the nest is to look for the spot where there's a bunch of activity.
Find that and you found home.
To treat the nest make sure you keep your distance so you don't get stung.
The best pesticide for bees comes in dust form.
The problem with dust is you must get close to the nest before you can apply it, and that puts you at risk of bees stinging you.
Trust me on this; I've had mad yellow jackets swarm all over my arm, and when those guys are angry they ain't friendly.
With wasps and hornets your best bet is a spray that shoots a stream up to 10- or 12-feet.
My best recommendation for bees, wasps, and hornets is hit the nest, or hole, with the spray first.
Let that sit for a couple minutes, and then apply the dust.
Most building supplies and hardware stores carry pesticides.
Just learn what you're using before you make your purchase.
Every state has its own laws for the legal use of pesticides.
Get the proper knowledge, and keep yourself out of trouble.
Pest control companies charge hefty fees for a single visit to take care of a bee problem, but you can learn pest control techniques on your own, and how-to-do-it-yourself.
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