Killer Bees

I have never really thought much about bees. I know  a lot of people are allergic to them. My daughter Julie was. I have always stayed away form them as much as possible.


My son John called me last night from Sweetwater where he lives. He is buying this house and redoing it all over. Taking sheetrock off the walls and almost starting over. He took off the sheetrock in the bedroom and there was bees coming out of the walls by the hundreds he said. He wanted me to look online and see what he could do as a home remedy to get rid of them.


One thing was one of those zappers. That kills any insects. Another said to put Mountain Dew  in a plastic bottle cut off. They don't like it. Moth balls in panty house. Vinegar in a cup. Insect spray. Lots of different things to do but any would be hard without a professional bee keeper  doing it.


I contacted a bee keeper. He charges $400 for two hives. More is $500. He said most bees this year are the African killer bees and they are very aggressive if agitated. He said the only way to get rid of them is to remove all the comb and catch or kill the bees. Best time is late in the evening when they all return home. Fog bombs does work putting them in the walls if they are there.


He says in a house like where these bees were they hide in walls that are not insulated . My son was tearing down sheetrock off the walls and ran into them. They like it even better if no one lives there. John had just recently moved there.


Now he has a problem how to get rid of these bees. I would not want to be there!