Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Racing Horse Farm threatened by Massive Yellow Jacket Nest

We recieved a call from a Marion county racing horse farm that had encountered a massive Yellow Jacket nest while workers were clearing a fence line. They had tried to treat it with a few cans of wasp freeze, to no avail. They also tried to burn the yellow jackets out, but the wasps were'nt budging.

Enter ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com's Richard Martyniak to the rescue! Donning protective gear, he treated and then removed the nest, which measured 7 feet X 4feet X 3 feet deep! 

3 hours later, this is what was removed:






Should you need yellow jacket nest removal, please contact us at 800-343-5317 or info@allfloridabeeremoval.com

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
The Buzzkillers, LLC
http://ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Friday, November 5, 2010

West Melbourne external bee nest

We've been seeing more bees in Melbourne and Brevard County that are suspected African Honey Bees (AHB), or Killer Bees. One of the characteristics of AHB is that they build these kind of external comb nests much, much more readily than their European Bee cousins.

Please, if you come across a bee nest similar to this, do not try to remove it yourself. This nest has maybe 30-50,000 Bees !!!, and you could get overwhelmed quite quickly.

Contact the stinging insect professionals at ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com, 800-343-5317.

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com
The Buzzkillers, LLC

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Mt. Dora Yellow Jacket removal

Here, I am holding a nice sized YellowJacket nest removed from a Mt. Dora, Fla Elder-Care facility. This nest had at least 10,000 wasps, and posed a significant risk to the residents, employees and visitors to the facility.

Nests like this can kill or severely injure if treated improperly. We are experts at removing ground wasp and ground bee nests, and our protocol minimizes risk to people and pets.

Please, if you encounter ground bee nests such as this, please contact the stinging insect experts at ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com or call us at 1-800-343-5317.

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Daytona Beach Yellow Jacket Nest Removal with Queen and Eggs!

Got lucky on this photo. I had just removed a Southern Yellow Jacket (Vespula squamosa), from an apartment hedge, and was taking some pics. The Queen was positioned on the outside of the nest material, and just above her are 2 eggs freshly laid in cells!  I shot this with my Iphone camera, using available light.


Rarely can I see Yellowjacket eggs laid in the cells. And to get this with my Iphone, well, just wow!!

Anyway, this nest was threatening Apartment residents, so we were called to remove it properly, meaning we minimize the flight activity of these very defensive wasps, during and after our treatment and removals.

Remember, all it takes is ONE sting to cause a fatality. Bee Safe, contact ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com at 800-343-5317.

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist

Monday, October 25, 2010

The Villages Irrigation box bee removal

Wow, were these some mean bees!
African Killer Bees really prefer to build nests near or in the ground and we are now seeing loads of these defensive insects around The Villages.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Starke Free Hornet Nest Removal

Mrs. Ginger Parker, of Starke Fla., is the latest recipient of our ongoing Free Hornet Nest Removal program!

She noticed the nest this past weekend in one of her pastures, and was (rightfully so) concerned about her goats and the horses next door.

She called us and we came out same day to perform the free hornet removal. See our blog post that describes the program. I'll post the link in a couple hours.

Richard Martyniak, M.Sc., Entomologist
http:ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Maitland: Mean Bees in Tree forces road closure

We perform bee and other stinging insect removals for most of the counties and cities in the State of Florida, as our protocol minimizes sting risk and liability for these municipalities and for their citizens. One sting is sufficient to kill a person, if they are allergic.

Sometimes, we encounter Honey Bees that are extremely MEAN, so defensive, that they will sting any human or animal within hundreds of feet. When this happens we have to take extraordinary measures, often working with LEO (Law Enforcement), to close down streets, warn neighbors, which requires us to stay on location for hours. We can't be too careful.

This photo shows our Technician, Jason, working a Maitland Bee Removal, where the bees were so defensive, we had to have the street closed down for 3 hours until the returning foragers suffered sufficient mortality to lessen their defensive posture.

The Law requires bee removal firms to be State Licensed Pest Control Operators, NOT beekeepers. Common sense should dictate that one hires a true bee removal professional, such as us here at ALLFloridaBeeRemoval.com. Call us at 800-343-5317 for the Stinging Insect Experts!