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• KILLER BEES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO FOLLOW SOMEONE OVER 1/4 MILE & YOU CAN'T OUT RUN THEM !

• EXPERTS AGREE THAT THE BEST METHOD OF ESCAPING AN ATTACK IS TO COVER YOUR HEAD AND RUN FOR COVER GET INSIDE A CAR, HOUSE OR SOMEPLACE THAT THE BEES CAN'T GET INTO - DON'T JUMP INTO A POOL OR STAND AND SWAT AT THE BEES - JUST RUN

PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE NOT DOCTORS - THIS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT MEANT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF COMMON SENSE OR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE.

Why did the pest bees pick my house?

   Bees will pick a location for no other reason but convenience. There is an available void that a scout bees has found or as the bees were swarming by late in the day chose to rest on or in.

   We have seen bees in barbeques, under wood piles, the sides of trucks, in shrubs that are 3' tall, there is no reason why the bees will pick one place over another that we can see.

   If you live near a wash or off the desert you stand a greater chance of getting bee swarms at your home or business. But we treat lots of homes in downtown Phoenix for bees as well. 

How do I know if there is honey comb in my walls or ceiling?

It does not take long for bees to build a wax comb, and they start almost immediately after moving into a void or hollow space.

The honey that bees product takes a while since the bees need to gather large amounts of pollen and then that has to basically ferment in the cells before becoming honey.

If the bees have been living in your walls at your home or business for a month or more there is a good chance that you have honey in your walls, how much is dependent on how big of a swarm moved in to begin with.

If the bees have been there for 2 or 3 months you could have a significant amount of honey in the walls that could cause problems for you later on.

Remember most of the time when you find a hive or swarm on your property and its not in a location you look at every day the bees most likely have been there much longer than you think. 

What should I do if I get stung?

RULE OF THUMB -   10 stings per pound of body weight - CALL FOR HELP, SEE A DOCTOR NOW !!

   You could be in danger of death as your different organs could start to shut down because of the bee venom, people have died from far less stings.  Small children and the elderly are the most likely people to have a problem with multiply stings.

   Localized swelling and pain are typical reactions to a sting by a wasp or bee. These symptoms gradually disappear within a few hours in most people. When stung by a honeybee, the stinger generally is left behind. Carefully remove it by scraping across the stinger with a credit card so that the small attached poison sac is not squeezed, which can force more venom into the wound. Some kinds of bees and wasps do not leave a stinger.

   The sting site on a small area of the body may be treated with an antiseptic to prevent possible infections. Cool lotions or compresses can help relieve pain and swelling. Crushed aspirin or powdered meat tenderized applied to the sting also can help reduce the pain. If numerous stings are received, oral antihistamines can reduce swelling and itching. Only take these with the usual precautions of this these products.

   A small percentage of the U.S. population (approximately 1 percent) becomes hypersensitive to bee stings and may suffer sever allergic reactions. This includes difficulty in breathing, dizziness, nausea and development of hives and swelling. These "systemic" effects from a sting may require immediate medical attention from a physician. An allergy specialist may advise a series of injections to lessen sensitivity and some people may even need to have shots.

AFRICANIZED HONEYBEES, because of their inclination to attack aggressively and in groups, will intensify this problem. Some individuals have been stung hundreds of times in only a few moments. That alone is enough to cause a reaction in someone that is not even allergic to bee stings. Most often, people and animals who have died from Africanized bee stings have not been able to get away from the bees quickly.

 To prevent bees you will need to be vigilant for potential nesting sites.

• Fill or cover all holes 1/8-inch in diameter or larger in trees, structures and block walls.

• Caulk cracks in wall, pipe openings, meter boxes, around foundations and in roof openings or under roof overhangs.

• Check any where the chimney or room additions meets the house for separations and seal any openings.

• Put window screening over drains and attic vents pipes.

• Remove any trash or debris that might serve as a shelter for bees, such as overturned clay pots, automobile parts tires, old appliances, cardboard boxes, barbeques, crates, dead trees and pallets.

• Fill or cover rodent or animal burrows in the ground or going under a shed.

• Try to keep shed doors tightly closed and in good repair as well as exercising caution when entering buildings like sheds or pool houses that are not used frequently.

• Discourage bees from visiting evaporative coolers by placing a few ounces of pine-scented cleaner in the water.

• Sometimes adding about 2 tablespoons of vinegar per gallon of water helps to discourage bees from using your pet water or birdbaths.

• Cover or drain above ground pools or hot tubs when not in use.

• Repair outside leaky faucets and faulty irrigation or drip systems.

• Removing flowers as a source of food is generally not effective nor recommended.

• Individual bees gathering pollen and nectar from flowers should be left alone. Bees are very important to all of us because they pollinate many flowers and plants including most food crops such as citrus. Bees and other insect pollinators account for more than a third of our daily diet and without them life would be very different and food would cost a lot more than it does now.

  Inspect your home and yard regularly for signs of and bee activity.

• A few bees in your yard around a flower or fountain does not necessarily mean you have a colony of bees in your yard, bees can fly quite a distance in search of flowers, pollen or water.

• You need to be looking for a large number of bees moving in and out or or even hovering in front of some type of an opening that leads to a void.

• You need to look for colonies at ground level also like in water meters boxes or under sheds and pool equipment and even along the lower stucco edges of a home where they can get into spaces behind tubs and build outs or bay windows.

• You need to be looking up in the trees, under the eaves or attic access of the house for bees.

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