For Potential Assistance

It's advisable to have either a beekeeper or a pest control operator remove an established hive. Your local county extension agent can help you find such assistance. A temporary swarm (see photo at right) will move on shortly, but don't let them get established in your home or outbuildings.

Temporary Honey Bee Swarm

Honey Bee Swarm

Information

http://honeybee.tamu.edu/ - TAMU
Honey Bees in and around Homes - TAMU
What Should I Do About Africanized Bees? - AgNews
Honey Bee FAQ - TAMU
Map of Spread of Africanized Honey Bees - USDA
Texas County Extension Offices

Colony Collapse Disorder - Wikipedia

Photo by Karen Ridenour

Other Bee and Wasp Information

Bumble Bees - TAMU
North American Bumble Bees - bumblebee.org
Carpenter Bees - TAMU
Mexican Honey Wasp - This honey-storing wasp ranges as far north as Central Texas
Cicada Killers - News Article - Bexar Co. Extension - East Texas Extension -
- These giant wasps rarely sting people or animals

Pollinator Information

Pollinator Conservation Handbook - Xerces Society
Some Pollinator Populations Declining - National Academy of Sciences
BeeGone: Pollinators in Crisis - Podcast - National Academy of Sciences
North American Pollinator Protection Campaign - NAPPC
Pollinators - Fish & Wildlife Service
- The Birds and the Bees and . . .The Beetles? Why we should care about pollinators - Free PowerPoint
2nd Annual National Pollinator Week - June 22-28, 2008 - Pollination Partnership

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