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Control. Bees generally do not cause damage to property or plants in and around homes, except for the carpenter bees and the European (giant) hornet.

Occasionally swarming honeybee colonies may get into wall voids or other structural areas of buildings and establish a flourishing hive. When this occurs, the safest and best approach is to remove the entire colony. For information on beekeepers in your area who remove bees, contact your local Cooperative Extension Center. Prompt removal is recommended before the colony grows and stores considerable amounts of honey. As a last resort, a professional pesticide applicator may need to be contacted.

In most cases, bees and wasps will not sting unless they or their nests are threatened. Try to avoid bees and wasps whenever possible rather than trying to kill them. Nests should be destroyed only if they are dangerously close to building entrances, in shrubs, lawns or other areas where they pose a threat to humans from accidental disturbance.

Yellow jackets, hornets and paper wasps do not reuse their nests the following year. Only the queens will survive after the first hard frosts during the fall. This may help you decide if you want to risk being stung during a control operation, especially if the nest is in a rarely visited portion of the property.

When control is needed, any of the item in this category will assist in the elimination of Bee's & Wasps. Wasp and hornet aerosol sprays or dusts,such as Drione may be applied directly into the entrance of the nest. Treatments should be applied at dusk or later on cool nights when all the wasps are in the nest. At such times, the wasps will be sluggish and there is much less danger of being stung. Wasps become inactive at about 50oF, so cool nights or early mornings are the best times to remove or spray colonies. Pro-Control complete-release aerosol insect bombs may be needed in attics if nests cannot easily be reached. Fine-mesh screening should be installed or repaired in attic grates or vents, and other smaller openings should be caulked or sealed to exclude wasps from entering.

Never attempt to treat for Bee's alone. You may have a allergic reaction if stung by a Bee! If you know your allergic to Bee stings, have someone else do the treatment, or call in a professional for this job !!!