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School Pest News Volume 12, Issue 2, April 2013 – Bees

Honey Bees: Swarm VS. Colony By: Wizzie Brown While honey bees are beneficial- producing honey, wax and pollinating crops- there are certain situations that may require extermination of bees (colony location, hypersensitvity, etc.). Aggressiveness may be related to the type of bee (European or Africanized), whether it’s a swarm or a colony, or conditions of the environment (i.e. vibrations) In any case, all bees are capable of stinging and care should be taken when they are around. Swarms: Bee swarms consist of a group of bees clustered together…. Read More →