The Africanised Killer Bees are widely feared by the public, a reaction that has been encouraged by sensationalist movies and exaggerated media reports.Although this bee is much more aggressive than a European Honey Bee, stings from African Bees kill only 1-2 people per year in the United States which is a similar figure to that of wasps and European honey bees.They are hostile, invasive species that require the help of a pest control company to eliminate.How to Identify Killer Bees -They are capable of killing grown adult when they are disturbed so you better give them the peace and the respect that they need.Their aggressive nature has earned them starring roles in movies and television shows, but most individuals know little about these insects or how killer bees ended up in the United States.Once you get near them, it would be better if you will cover your face and your upper body and run away as fast as you can inside your house or your car. An ordinary bee may chase you for fifty yards but Africanized bees may even pursue in chasing you farther.Killer Bees Nest -They will build a nest anywhere they can find a hole large enough to fit through and their nests are much smaller.If they cannot find a suitable concealed location they will nest in the ground or in tree branches.They swarms ten times or more a year allowing them to colonize much larger areas.
Carpenter bees are a species of bee that although look much like a bumble bee but in fact are actually pretty different in many different ways from their cousins.Carpenter bees, often confused with bumble bees, are the bee types that chew through wood in a perfect circle, as if a carpenter had actually taken a drill and drilled right through.
Inside the wood, they nest and lay eggs. Carpenter bees aren't known to sting at all.However, the damage they can do to wood is outstanding, so if you think you have a carpenter bee problem, make sure you get that checked out.Get rid of Carpenter Bees -The best defense against carpenter bees is to paint all of your exterior wood surfaces. Stains or preservatives can help, but paint is better at keeping the bees away. Just make sure you plug up all of their holes first. Before sealing the holes, however, dust or spray insecticide into them and leave them open for a couple of days.The nests they form are perfectly round holes about 16 millimeters in diameter and bored by carpenter bees themselves without the aid of any assistance.Unlike Bumble Bees, wasps, hornets and other insect cousins, they will not attempt to sting you unless they are gravely threatened by you in some way that means they have to defend themselves from you in order to further protect themselves and their offspring from danger and potentially being exterminated.They often use wood particles from boring the nests to make the partitions in the nests and these serve to create the cells for their offspring.
