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Bee deterrent?
"David Hill" wrote in message ... On 04/05/2013 22:10, Nick wrote: A rather odd question perhaps. A cottage locally is being plagued by small bees. I don't know the name, species or type of bee. They are nesting within the old and soft brickwork. No nesting within the building. Might be able to get a pic of one, if of any interest. I would like to deter them, I most certainly do not want to kill/eradicate them. They don't bother me but are bothering the tenants and their young children. Any ideas please for a suitable deterrent or some enticement to persuade them to move house? Thank you, Nick. http://www.spab.org.uk/advice/techni...-masonry-bees/ I would not know a mason bee if I saw one but I did get some snaps of a Ruby-tail wasp which is a parasite on mason bees. https://picasaweb.google.com/1132818...eat=directlink The photos show the wasp entering a nest where the mason bee had laid an egg. The circular 'tunnel' is in fact a countersunk screw-hole about 6 mm in diameter, plastered over by the bee, which shows what a tiny creature the wasp is. Quite the most gaudy colour I have seen on any animal. R. |
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