In article 20030819082134.21828.00000710@mb-
m07.aol.com, pamnot says...
The nest is in a very central and unavoidable place on a neighbor's property.
I'm trying to get information to learn (a) what species these are, and (b) if
there's a way to avoid destroying them. (As much as I hate the thought of
killing bees, these may in fact be best removed from the gene pool for nesting
is such a silly spot as the edge of a front walk.)

They are probably Yellow Jackets (wasps) rather than
bees. With their size and coloration they are commonly
mistaken for bees and they can get more aggressive
towards the end of Summer

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Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!