Africanized bee removal

Homemade bee suit and bee removal with pressure washer.
Turn up the volume to hear the buzzing. The ones on the wall weren't dead but just wet and stunned. They were all back about an hour later. By the afternoon almost all of them were gone. The peppermint extract and water have worked to keep them gone, for now.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Africanized
• killer
• bee
• beesuit
• bugs
• stinger
• removal
• insect
• honey

[poduck2]

It's almost impossible to tell if the bees are africanized unless they are stinging, and even then it is not possible to tell for sure outside of a lab. This was a swarm, and swarms are very docile generally, even africanized swarms. If someone told you they were africanized over the phone, they didn't know what they were talking about.

[Repo777]

Twenty years ago I would have agreed that it would take a lab to tell the difference. Bee specialists have said said that a few years ago most, if not all of the bees in Arizona have been Africanized.

[mcconja]

Were they confirmed Africanized? Should have called a beekeeper like myself. I would have taken them away.

[Repo777]

Yes, Africanized confirmed by a bee specialist. I called a bee guy but he couldn't get here soon enough for my wife. Most weren't killed. They were just made to feel unwelcome, which is what I wanted. Plus I didn't want the neighbor kids or dogs to get stung.

[X4SerioX4ese]

@Repo777 What did u use to spray the killer bees.? water

[Repo777]

@X4SerioX4ese Yes, water in the pressure washer then I sprayed the tree they were on with water and peppermint oil to keep them away. It worked!

[s8tin]

The IDIOT you talked to over the PHONE can not confirm africanized honey bees over the phone!!! IT CAN ONLY BE DONE IN A LAB WITH A MICROSCOPE !!!

[s8tin]

@Repo777 Thats a lie dont belive everything you are told or read!! you should of left the bees alone they would of left with in 48-72 hours educate yourself before making such a ignorant move, bees(africinizes or not) are the ones resposible for the polination of the food you put on your table the food your family eats try explaining that to you wife and kids befor you just kill bees !!!

[poduck2]

Most feral bees may be africanized, but how do you know that is from a feral hive? I used to live in Mesa, and there were actually many beekeepers in the middle of town. On top of that, there has been a recent resurgence of small beekeepers. In other words, if you are in the middle of town, you can't be sure.

Anyway, the reason people get upset about killing bees is because of the amount of talk about CCD in the news lately. It's not that big of a deal actually.

[mcconja]

At least no one got hurt.... I've had hives that I swear had African genes. The queen came from Texas.