After a long, hard day of playing outside, Fido came home with a swollen snout that makes him look more like an elephant seal than a dog. As it turns out, Fido thought it would be fun to dig up that bee’s nest in your yard. The bees didn’t agree. While you quietly laugh at …
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When we think about home infestations, we usually think of mice and cockroaches, perhaps even termites, but we do not often think of bees. When we think of bees, we think of the friendly honey-making, nature-loving insect. Wasps are the bad ones, right? They are the ones who sting and annoy us, but bees are …
How Do Wasps Build Wasp Nests? Wasps are social creatures who build their nests to raise and breed their young ones. They build their colonies either on overhang areas, underground sites or form a nest in connection with external structures. The nests made by paper wasps, yellow jackets and hornets comprise of paper. Nests created …
Bumble bees are known for their adorable appearance, but these fuzzy buzzing insects can deliver powerful stings – multiple times. If you’re dealing with a bumble bee infestation, it helps to know more about the insect, and the best ways to remove them. 4 Easy Approaches to Get Rid of Bumble Bees Fast Bumble bees like …
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You itch, you scratch, you moan and you groan. How much longer can you take these mosquitos? And you thought you were going to enjoy those cool summer nights or strolls on the trail. The good news? You don’t have to deal with pesky mosquitos all season long. While you can exterminate these swarming bloodsuckers …
Bees here and butterflies there! Spring is not Spring without these tiny bundles of joy hovering around in your backyard. They add new hues to your flowerbeds and help you welcome the season with utmost joy. Who doesn’t like a little buzz in their yards? Then again, there’s another side to the story. Something which …
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Wasps belong to the family of insects, and one can distinguish them among thousands of other species. Some of them are considered to be beneficial insects while others as a pest insect species. These species are spread all around the globe. Common wasps are predatory in nature. The most commonly found wasps are yellow jackets, …
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When we talk about the word bee, the first thing that comes to our mind is nothing but the honey bee. In fact, this term is too wide to cover several species it cannot be merely confined to the term honey bee only. Xerces Society claims that there are more than four thousand species of …
Who doesn’t love the charm of the spring! Blooming flowers, lush green surroundings and buzzing bees; everything about this season is too good and true. Yet, there are chances that you are wary of the buzz caused by the spring if you’ve ever been stung by a bee. Yes, the sting of a bee is …
The killer bee that is also known as Africanized honey bee is a hybrid form of Western honey bee species. The scientific name given to the species is Apis mellifera. These bees were originally come into existence by cross breeding of African honey bee with European honey bees. The African honey bee species A.m. scutellate, …
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