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Surviving Bee Attacks

Austin man dies of heart attack after being covered by bees. This article will help you with Surviving Bee Attacks!

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Surviving Bee Attacks
Surviving Bee Attacks

Franco Galvan Martinez, a landscape lighting tech was harnessed in a tree, when he disturbed a hive of bees. In his panic he kicked his ladder out of the way and couldn’t escape.

This is a sad story that should have never happened.

Surviving Bee Attacks
Surviving Bee Attacks

Things everyone should know.

Being in the Bee Removal Business for twenty years, we have heard a lot about these types of situations. So, the first thing is to pay attention to your surroundings.

Contractors, landscapers and anyone that works out of doors should always look for bees before starting work. Yes, it take a bit of time, but is well worth it.

If you see bees flying in a straight line into a tree or other structure, this is a sign that a colony lives there. Bees do not attack for no reason, if the bees think they are under attack they will protect their nest, just like a mother bear.

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Surviving Bee Attacks

Property owners if you know you have bees in your tree or in other structures you should have them properly removed. Waiting until they sting someone is, way to late.

Renters, if the property you are renting has bees either in the structure or landscape call your landlord right away. Making sure the property management knows will release you from any negligent claims in case someone gets hurt.

Surviving Bee Attacks
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When you get stung the best thing to do is to get away from there, if being chassed by bees run and take cover inside of a building or vehicle.

Never attempt to remove bees yourself, Never, ever, spray the hive with anything, including water.

Doing these two things is a sure fire way to your a$$ tore up.

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Pollinator News 2022

Native Pollinator Decline Causes

Latest in pollinator declines Native Pollinator Decline Causes by Bee For Life Foundation

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It’s all over the news, if you’re paying attention, native and invasive bees are dying out. California courts ruled to protect four native bee species to try to curb their declines.

Seven other native bees were added to Endangered species list. The Anthricinan yellow-faced bee along with six other Hawaiian Hylaeus species.

Native Pollinator Decline Causes
Hylaeus spp. Photo by Steve Buchanan

Another native bee species on the United States Endangered Species List is the Rusty Patched Bumblebee. But why are these native bee and Honey Bee populations tumbling?

Urbanization of our rural areas, mono culture farming, and climate change are all part of the declines. Yet, in my opinion it’s the all out attack against the mosquito.

Native Pollinator Decline Causes
Native Pollinator Decline Causes

Yep, the Mosquito has struck fear in the hearts of Americans. So much that we are willing to wipe out all pollinators so we can hang out in our backyards at dusk.

Mosquitos are pollinators, both male and female. Only the female feeds on blood when she is ready to lay eggs. Which by the way, are dropped into water by the thousands, of which fish eat most.

Native Pollinator Decline Causes
Native Pollinator Decline Causes

What pest control does not know, or maybe they do, is that the spray they use is formulated to attract pollinators, all of them.

Essential oils used to con the mosquitos to the poison also calls other flying pollinators to their deaths. Yes, I’m speaking about those dudes that spray peoples yards and open flowers with permethrin

Permethrin means certain death to all insects that touch it.

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