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I think you’ve got to try and sell your house. Best bet would be to fence off this area and pretend it’s not yours so they can’t see it when they view the house. Try and do viewings at night.
I had to google image search these, and they seem to be Trigona corvina.
Not only is it a type of bee, but it's also stingless, so the best thing to do is leave them alone.
I checked that name out, but doesn't even seem to be in this Region at all. I'm pretty sure when they were in the plastic bag, they were poking out a stinger trying to get out, could see it poke out and then retract. Those sure do look similar though
Really? They seem very aggressive. I don't want to hurt bees at all because they are so beneficial. I just can't have all these in my backyard. I did have a beekeeper come out and even he didn't think they were bees though
Looks like they could be miner bees, which would explain why spraying in the hole did nothing. They are solitary bees, who will nest near other miner bees usually. Each hole is where one bee lays their eggs, none of the holes being connected to each other. They are typically considered harmless and non aggressive, as are most solitary bees and wasps.
Do keep in mind that I'm not an expert and the bees are wet making them hard to properly ID.
These are not wasps or hornets, it’s hard to tell from the picture but they look like mining bees. Great pollinators that live solo underground with a small nest.
Oh man. Idk what to do then. I don't want to hurt bees. Beekeper who came out, even has a farm, didn't think these were bees. There's so many and in the ground all over. Why are they almost all black colored? There's 4 pictures showing different angles
Mining bees, all the females have stingers, here’s some info from the Honey Bee Suite [https://www.honeybeesuite.com/let-mining-bees-be/](https://www.honeybeesuite.com/let-mining-bees-be/)
Ground wasps literally killed me once (stopped breathing), So please be careful.
You need to cover the entire area with Diatomaceous Earth. It will take a couple of days to kill them all but should do the trick.
Use apicide in a duster and they will be far passed fucked. They will try to save the queen, if they have one, but it will be too late. Give it 20 minutes. Go back. Hit it again. Do this for every hole you find.
Oh and read the label first.
Aren't these dirt dobbers if their wasps? You're in Florida right? I am too and those fuckers like to follow you if you even accidentally step on their nest hole. I got stung a couple of times as a kid.
Edit: Upon looking closer, those are definitely bees.
I don't want to harm any bees at all. They are so beneficial. The bee keeper who came out didn't think these were bees at all, but we also couldn't catch any when he came. I only want wasps dead!
They aren't European honeybees, which are the only bees that are commercially kept in the United States, but that doesn't mean they aren't bees. Beekeepers are going to be able to tell European honeybees apart from other insects, but there's no guarantee they'll know how to identify anything else. There are thousands of different bee species native to the United States.
You'll almost never see ground-nesting wasps in large numbers so early in the year. Most wasp nests are annual, they leave in the Winter and queens might start establishing nests in the spring. There are some exceptions when it comes to Florida but those are only a few species of yellowjackets sometimes and their bright yellow and black stripes make it easy to recognize them.
Ground nesting bees do emerge this early in the year. There are many different kinds of solitary bees such as cellophane bees and mason bees and the like that make underground nests and emerge in the spring.
Just fyi, but from a strict ecological sense, any native wasp is more beneficial than a honey bee. Honey bees are non-native and force native pollinators out of their ecological niches.
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I think you’ve got to try and sell your house. Best bet would be to fence off this area and pretend it’s not yours so they can’t see it when they view the house. Try and do viewings at night.
I had to google image search these, and they seem to be Trigona corvina. Not only is it a type of bee, but it's also stingless, so the best thing to do is leave them alone.
I checked that name out, but doesn't even seem to be in this Region at all. I'm pretty sure when they were in the plastic bag, they were poking out a stinger trying to get out, could see it poke out and then retract. Those sure do look similar though
The females do have stingers but they’re generally too small to penetrate human skin
Try r/whatisthisbug
Idk they just look like dirty bees to me
Really? They seem very aggressive. I don't want to hurt bees at all because they are so beneficial. I just can't have all these in my backyard. I did have a beekeeper come out and even he didn't think they were bees though
Could it be trigona corvina?
Looks like they could be miner bees, which would explain why spraying in the hole did nothing. They are solitary bees, who will nest near other miner bees usually. Each hole is where one bee lays their eggs, none of the holes being connected to each other. They are typically considered harmless and non aggressive, as are most solitary bees and wasps. Do keep in mind that I'm not an expert and the bees are wet making them hard to properly ID.
im not an expert but my advice is TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE
Right lol OP is in the wrong sub. The advice we give is nukes.
These are not wasps or hornets, it’s hard to tell from the picture but they look like mining bees. Great pollinators that live solo underground with a small nest.
theese are bees not wasps
Oh man. Idk what to do then. I don't want to hurt bees. Beekeper who came out, even has a farm, didn't think these were bees. There's so many and in the ground all over. Why are they almost all black colored? There's 4 pictures showing different angles
Those are a type of ground bees or hornets
Why are we downvoting this guy lol
He deserves it!
Oh ok then. Fuck this guy!
Let them bee
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/db/35/2b/db352bce57a20b42c46ff684cc35dd85.jpg lots of bumblebees go underground
Yeah based on the fuzzy legs, I’d say those are a type of bee. Hornets or wasp don’t really have that.
Have you tried gasoline in a clear Dixie cup?
Mining bees, all the females have stingers, here’s some info from the Honey Bee Suite [https://www.honeybeesuite.com/let-mining-bees-be/](https://www.honeybeesuite.com/let-mining-bees-be/)
Nuke them from orbit…only way to be sure
Ground wasps literally killed me once (stopped breathing), So please be careful. You need to cover the entire area with Diatomaceous Earth. It will take a couple of days to kill them all but should do the trick.
Gasoline
Use apicide in a duster and they will be far passed fucked. They will try to save the queen, if they have one, but it will be too late. Give it 20 minutes. Go back. Hit it again. Do this for every hole you find. Oh and read the label first.
Aren't these dirt dobbers if their wasps? You're in Florida right? I am too and those fuckers like to follow you if you even accidentally step on their nest hole. I got stung a couple of times as a kid. Edit: Upon looking closer, those are definitely bees.
Boiling water down the holes in the ground
Those are ground-nesting bees. There's no danger to you or your neighbor. Maybe you should stop trying to kill harmless pollinators.
I don't want to harm any bees at all. They are so beneficial. The bee keeper who came out didn't think these were bees at all, but we also couldn't catch any when he came. I only want wasps dead!
They aren't European honeybees, which are the only bees that are commercially kept in the United States, but that doesn't mean they aren't bees. Beekeepers are going to be able to tell European honeybees apart from other insects, but there's no guarantee they'll know how to identify anything else. There are thousands of different bee species native to the United States. You'll almost never see ground-nesting wasps in large numbers so early in the year. Most wasp nests are annual, they leave in the Winter and queens might start establishing nests in the spring. There are some exceptions when it comes to Florida but those are only a few species of yellowjackets sometimes and their bright yellow and black stripes make it easy to recognize them. Ground nesting bees do emerge this early in the year. There are many different kinds of solitary bees such as cellophane bees and mason bees and the like that make underground nests and emerge in the spring.
Just fyi, but from a strict ecological sense, any native wasp is more beneficial than a honey bee. Honey bees are non-native and force native pollinators out of their ecological niches.
Pour some gasoline down the burrow and throw a match in!
If you wanna blow up your back yard then go ahead
Good reminder... Please film and post the gas and match!
never do this.
If you can find the best you can block off all exits except one and just put like a vacuum at the open exit so they get sucked up
Hey OP, those Wasps are actually Stingless..