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you need to call the extension service and see if somebody will come out and remove
the bees. with so few bees left just killing them is sad. you may also try one of those long burning mosquito coils ... they dont like smoke. in fact, you might want to just run your car in there for an hour and see if they decamp. Ingrid (Leo Shea) wrote: I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Thanks, Leo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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"Leo Shea" wrote in message Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? I'm not an exterminator, but that is what I'd do. You have to spray the nest to get them all. Ed |
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: you need to call the extension service and see if somebody will come out and remove the bees. with so few bees left just killing them is I think you should try this first. At the least they might be able to get you in touch with an apiarist would might give you more info or take care of the problem outright. sad. you may also try one of those long burning mosquito coils ... they dont like smoke. in fact, you might want to just run your car in there for an hour and see if they decamp. Ingrid Hopefully if you try running your car, you'll have the sense to let the area clear out and bring a charged carbon monoxide detector with you before re-entering the area. (Leo Shea) wrote: I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Are you in an area with Africanized Honeybees? Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Good luck hitting anything from 15' out. Also look at the label to see if it works on bees. - Salty |
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Likely not honey bees. Too bad. The honey bees are in high demand
(many of them have been wiped out by a mite. We need as many as possible. In the mean time several other bee like insects have expanded in numbers, but some are more aggressive and not as good at pollination. I second the idea of calling and trying to find someone to collect them in the event they are honey bees. Otherwise a wasp spray should handle it. Get two cans one fog type and one distance, use both at once. It stops them cold. BTW the time to get then is pre dawn and post dusk. -- Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math "Leo Shea" wrote in message om... I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Thanks, Leo |
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A mild solution of liquid dish detergent in water (approximately 1/2 cup soap per gallon of water) will immobilize honey bees and kill them within 60 seconds. BTW 6.5 oz of Dawn blue in 1 gallon of water will contact kill cockroaches in all stages!!! On 24 Jun 2003 15:56:29 -0700, (Leo Shea) wrote: I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Thanks, Leo "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
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Leo Shea wrote:
I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Thanks, Leo probably wasp... if so then just get an insect bomb.. the kind you push the top button down and it stays on... it will kill just about anything... open the garage door.... set off one or two bombs and close door... then after work come home and open the garage door and air it out and there should be no live insects in the garage...... |
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Does your garage have a lot of wood rafters?
If the bees look sort of like bumblebees, but with a white face, you could have some carpenter bees boring in your rafter beams. |
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des-weges wrote:
snip BTW 6.5 oz of Dawn blue in 1 gallon of water will contact kill cockroaches in all stages!!! Hmmm, interesting. I use a 3' long strip of duct tape sticky side up. Works like a champ until you step barefoot on it in the darkG. |
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(Leo Shea) wrote in message . com...
I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Thanks, Leo First time out of the condo unescorted? A single bee flew up after being disturbed and you are in a panic? Here is what you most likely have. Bumblebees who have made their home in the remains of an old mouse nest behind or under your old mop. Or have just used the mop itself as conditions were similar to an old mouse nest which these bees prefer. Now odd as it may sound you might just be able to coexist with them and benefit from their presence by improved garden and wildflower pollination. Walk outside the back of the garage in the daylight and see if they are coming and going by a crack near the garage wall /floor. If you want to keep them put a few rags over the mop inside the garage and allow them to come and go out the wall. If you insist on destroying them put a half cup of dish detergent in a bucket of water and pour it over the mop and nest and soak it thoroughly. I keep honeybees in an absolutely bee-proof T shirt and flip flops. Don't go killing anything until you learn a little about it, you might just want to share some space with it. Tom |
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"Steve Hollis" wrote: Does your garage have a lot of wood rafters? If the bees look sort of like bumblebees, but with a white face, you could have some carpenter bees boring in your rafter beams. It can be hard to tell if they're carpenter bees, but if they are, carpenter bees don't sting. |
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I keep honeybees in an absolutely bee-proof T shirt and flip flops. Don't go killing anything until you learn a little about it, you might just want to share some space with it. Tom An absolutely radical idea. A lot of folks think anything that crawls is there just to irritate them and ought to be killed. I was at an outdoor restaurant the other day, and the place had some kind of flowering shrub that had loads of honey bees around. The first ones I've seen in years. See bumble bees fairly often, but honey bees are scarce. Used to hunt frogs when I was a kid, and you could hardly take a step without scaring one up. If we killed fewer critters with indiscriminate poisoning, there would probably be more natural bug killers around. |
Look like bumblebees to me. Had a nest of them under my old shed which i have now demolished and built a new one over.
I didnt know they were there, but anyhow I had to get rid of them. Got some newspaper set it alight, waved it about to create smoke and waved it where the bees were. They were all gone by dusk. Unfortunatly the nest was active and alot of eggs had been left behind. |
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dommy wrote:
Look like bumblebees to me. Had a nest of them under my old shed which i have now demolished and built a new one over. I didnt know they were there, but anyhow I had to get rid of them. I don't think either carpenter bees or bumblebees "nest"... they are solitary - Alex |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 10:46:47 -0400, Alexander Pensky
wrote: dommy wrote: Look like bumblebees to me. Had a nest of them under my old shed which i have now demolished and built a new one over. I didnt know they were there, but anyhow I had to get rid of them. I don't think either carpenter bees or bumblebees "nest"... they are solitary - Alex Bumble bees nest, but in the ground, not above the soil surface. I have a greatly huge burrow full of them in their proper place by the brush pile! That brush pile houses skinks, snakes, rats, mice, lizards, anoles, birds, etc. They balance out, naturally. |
Alexander,
they were under the shed in the ground. They were big and black, they didnt look too aggrssive though. So what exactly do bumble bees do in their lifetime? |
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On 25 Jun 2003 05:52:08 -0700, (Beecrofter) wrote:
(Leo Shea) wrote in message . com... I was in my garage last night when I picked up a mop and discovered a bunch of bees underneath the mop on the garage floor! It was pretty dark in that corner of the garage even with the lights on, but I did see that they looked fairly large. After I picked up the mop they made a buzzing noise but didn't leave the floor immediately. 10-15 seconds later one took off at which point I ran back into the house. I never noticed them in the garage before, and I have been in the garage a few times lately (I don't park in the garage). Any idea what kind of bees these may be? And how safe would it be to open the garage door at night, spray them with wasp/hornet spray from 15-20 ft. away, then run? They're against the left wall of the garage close to the garage door. Thanks, Leo First time out of the condo unescorted? Now, now--be nice. (heh, heh!) My first encounter, 25 years ago, with a carpenter bee scared the bejeezus out of me. Heard this buzzing sound at the end of a pile of 4x4's, bent down to look closer at the one with 3 neatly bored holes in the cut off end, when out he came! He sounded like (and looked big as) an overloaded B25 on take-off! Yikes! A single bee flew up after being disturbed and you are in a panic? Here is what you most likely have. Bumblebees who have made their home in the remains of an old mouse nest behind or under your old mop. Or have just used the mop itself as conditions were similar to an old mouse nest which these bees prefer. Now odd as it may sound you might just be able to coexist with them and benefit from their presence by improved garden and wildflower pollination. Walk outside the back of the garage in the daylight and see if they are coming and going by a crack near the garage wall /floor. If you want to keep them put a few rags over the mop inside the garage and allow them to come and go out the wall. If you insist on destroying them put a half cup of dish detergent in a bucket of water and pour it over the mop and nest and soak it thoroughly. I keep honeybees in an absolutely bee-proof T shirt and flip flops. Don't go killing anything until you learn a little about it, you might just want to share some space with it. A most interesting slant, Tom! After last summer's plague of yellow jackets (stop calling 'em "bees" willya, people!) I find I take much more kindly to the other more peaceful (though equally well-armed) members of the insect world. [OK, black widders excepted] I can now watch with benign interest those industrious little honey bees, paper wasps, and mud daubers, as they go about their business. --John W. Wells Tom |
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John W. Wells said:
My first encounter, 25 years ago, with a carpenter bee scared the bejeezus out of me. Heard this buzzing sound at the end of a pile of 4x4's, bent down to look closer at the one with 3 neatly bored holes in the cut off end, when out he came! A few days ago, I was nailing some boards and heard this loud buzzing sound. Figured I had trapped a bee and continued my work. The buzzing grew louder and finally he shot out like a bullet, leaving that characteristic neat round hole behind. After last summer's plague of yellow jackets (stop calling 'em "bees" willya, people!) Amen to that, I would bet that 90% of the time when you hear *A bee stung me*, the culprit was really a wasp or yellow jacket. Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave |
I agree its usually wasps who bite people. Honey bees go about there own business collecting sweep nectar. Honey bees have more to lose since once they string someone they will die:)
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dommy wrote:
Alexander, they were under the shed in the ground. They were big and black, they didnt look too aggrssive though. So what exactly do bumble bees do in their lifetime? Pollenators, same as a. mellifera. Difference is, their larger size makes it easier for them to pollenate larger, trumpet-shaped flowers. |
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dommy said:
I agree its usually wasps who bite people. I agree that its usually wasps who sting people, but they rarely bite. Honey bees have more to lose since once they string someone they will die:) Only if the person has a severe alergic reaction. :-) Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave |
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they only work into rotting wood I think. they are prime pollinators. I wouldnt
want to kill em. Ingrid "Steve Hollis" wrote: Does your garage have a lot of wood rafters? If the bees look sort of like bumblebees, but with a white face, you could have some carpenter bees boring in your rafter beams. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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wasps are excellent predators of all kinds of pests. try to live with them if
possible. Ingrid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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he meant once the bee stings, the bee dies.
(DavesVideo) wrote: dommy said: Honey bees have more to lose since once they string someone, they will die:) Only if the person has a severe alergic reaction. :-) Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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I only wish I HAD some Bee's...even Bumble Bee's and Halictids are in
short supply any more. Let alone Honey Bee's.... Dave On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:52:37 GMT, wrote: wasps are excellent predators of all kinds of pests. try to live with them if possible. Ingrid ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. Dave Fouchey, WA4EMR http://photos.yahoo.com/davefouchey Southeastern Lower Michigan 42° 35' 20'' N, 82° 58' 37'' W GMT Offset: -5 Time Zone: Eastern |
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:52:37 GMT, wrote:
wasps are excellent predators of all kinds of pests. try to live with them if possible. Ingrid Ingrid, Absolutely! Check out this wasp gobbling up worms in my garden. http://www.livesoil.com/leasttoxic.htm "As crude a weapon as a cave man's club the chemical barrage has been hurled at the fabric of life." Rachel Carson |
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I had this happen once before they started building the hive. I
threw an oak log in the fireplace and got it smoking real good and then put the log in a metal bucket. then took the metal bucket into the garage. Then opened the garage door, and gave them an escape route. The smoke was enough to drive them out. I came back about 30 minutes later and they were gone. Bee's are very helpful insects, if you can get them away without killing them - it's better for everyone. -- --------------------------------- --- -- - Posted with NewsLeecher v3.95 Beta 3 Web @ http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet ------------------- ----- ---- -- - |
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