Wasps and yellow-jackets are pests with painful stings, usually skinnier, smoother in body and more angular than a honeybee, with small and papery nests. While they help in some ways with insect control, wasps contribute nothing to pollination and–while it may be better to just shoo them out a window–are less important and endangered than honeybees. It’s usually ok to swat them occasionally. [2] X Research source Honeybee populations are endangered in many areas and colonies are struggling to survive. Usually rounded, hairy, and somewhat smaller than wasps, and relatively harmless, honeybees are an essential part of the ecosystem, providing important agricultural pollination. There’s no reason to kill a honeybee. Try to get a look at the nest. Honey bees build their nests out of wax, in a honeycomb formation, whereas other stinging insects tend to construct their nests out of wood fiber or mud.
The bee doesn’t want to stay in your house and terrorize you. Your house is flower-free and useless to the bee to be inside. Wait for it to leave. When coming back into the room, be cautious until you are certain that the bee has gone.
If you’re allergic to bees, it is recommended that you get someone else to do this, or leave the area immediately. If you really have no choice, do this with the utmost care and wear protective gloves and have your epipen easily accessible.
Approach carefully and quickly cup the container over the bee. Wait until the bee flies to the end of the container and quickly snap the lid on, or slide a piece of paper underneath the lip of the container to trap it inside.
Check under porches with gaps, along areas of new construction in your home, or other places that might house a hive. Anywhere with a large void is a possibility. Bees may nest in the wall or attic some distance from where they enter the wall.
Do not attempt to exterminate the hive with chemicals, and sometimes soap and water. This infuriates the bees and can be very dangerous.
Once you know the general area of the hive, you can put a water glass on the wall and put your ear to the open end of the glass, and then slowly slide the glass around listening to the buzz behind the wall to locate the precise area occupied by the bee hive. When the nest is located, a hole may be bored, preferably through the outside wall, so insecticide can be applied onto the nest directly.
Sevin dusted into the entrance to the hive may not reach the nest, which may be some distance from the entrance, so it’s important to address the hive itself, not individual wasps and other pests. It may take multiple attempts before you kill off the nest completely. Wear protective clothing and take care to avoid painful stings.
Again, there’s little reason to kill bees. If they’re causing a problem, relocate the hive.
It’s usually a good idea to wait with the swatter raised and poised to swat. If you have to raise the swatter after the bee lands, it’s probably going to scare it. Then it’s usually too late. Stand as still as possible.
Don’t swing at bees in the air. Swatting wildly in the air is a good way to anger a wasp and get yourself a nasty sting.
