Ground bees - how long do they last?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ground bees are not honey bees which are good for the environment. They are yellow jackets that are aggressive. Remove them. I suggest professionally because spraying with chemicals can harm good insects in your area.

This is coming from someone who has honey bee hives in our backyard (on purpose).

This is a good link that shows and explains the different types of bees.
http://www.thebeehunter.com/types-of-bees.html#groundbees

Ugh thanks for the link! I'm the shrub poster and they look like either honeybees or hornets. Fuzzy thorax. Calling pest control.

About.com disagrees -- and isn't selling anything.

http://insects.about.com/od/insectpests/p/Ground-Bees.htm

[Anonymous]

We had them a long time much more than weeks. They kept expanding their territory from front to backyard. Stayed until a pest control company came and treated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ground bees are not honey bees which are good for the environment. They are yellow jackets that are aggressive. Remove them. I suggest professionally because spraying with chemicals can harm good insects in your area.

This is coming from someone who has honey bee hives in our backyard (on purpose).

This is a good link that shows and explains the different types of bees.
http://www.thebeehunter.com/types-of-bees.html#groundbees

Ugh thanks for the link! I'm the shrub poster and they look like either honeybees or hornets. Fuzzy thorax. Calling pest control.

About.com disagrees -- and isn't selling anything.

http://insects.about.com/od/insectpests/p/Ground-Bees.htm

Thanks for your link. It seems like there are a range of insects OP could be dealing with and the treatment varies. So to quote the About.com article - "Make sure you know the difference between bees and wasps. Don't assume you have docile, ground bees". In other words, call a professional to come out and look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ground bees are not honey bees which are good for the environment. They are yellow jackets that are aggressive. Remove them. I suggest professionally because spraying with chemicals can harm good insects in your area.

This is coming from someone who has honey bee hives in our backyard (on purpose).

This is a good link that shows and explains the different types of bees.
http://www.thebeehunter.com/types-of-bees.html#groundbees

Ugh thanks for the link! I'm the shrub poster and they look like either honeybees or hornets. Fuzzy thorax. Calling pest control.

About.com disagrees -- and isn't selling anything.

http://insects.about.com/od/insectpests/p/Ground-Bees.htm

Thanks for your link. It seems like there are a range of insects OP could be dealing with and the treatment varies. So to quote the About.com article - "Make sure you know the difference between bees and wasps. Don't assume you have docile, ground bees". In other words, call a professional to come out and look.

Ours are definitely bees. They are small and striped and so far ignore us completely. However, if they are planning on hanging around for more than a couple weeks, I'm not having it.

[Anonymous]

just burn them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dad used to wait until dark and then take the gas can and soak the hole. Then he dropped a match down it and ran like hell.

This is a very bad idea, because they are pollinators.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dad used to wait until dark and then take the gas can and soak the hole. Then he dropped a match down it and ran like hell.

This is a very bad idea, because they are pollinators.

....Among other reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dad used to wait until dark and then take the gas can and soak the hole. Then he dropped a match down it and ran like hell.

This is a very bad idea, because they are pollinators.

....Among other reasons.

Yes.

[Anonymous]

They will only be around for a few weeks. They are important native pollinators and should not be killed. They are not aggressive and rarely sting. If you don't like having them, be sure to seed the area after they go away in a week or two. They like bare soil in full sun.

[Anonymous]

update all! The ground bees have left the premises. So- it really was about 10 days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:update all! The ground bees have left the premises. So- it really was about 10 days.

Yay! Now you can put down grass seed and no more ground bees next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:update all! The ground bees have left the premises. So- it really was about 10 days.

Yay! Now you can put down grass seed and no more ground bees next year.

Funny you should mention that- my next plan is to figure out how to kill off the grass and plant bushes and trees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our front lawn looks like it has acne at the moment. A flurry of ground bee activity. I know they are not aggressive and are good for the environment, but how long with they be in residence?

We only moved in last fall, so this is new for us.

[Anonymous]

I am not an “environmentalist,” but some of the comments in this thread help explain why our environment has gone to shit.

[Anonymous]

We usually have ground bees in our front lawn every year. Very docile but makes the lawn a mess

This year, the barely showed up, I think due to the weird weather

But they generally stick around about two weeks