Honey Bee Abatement | Extermination

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An active established colony on a warm sunny afternoon resembles a busy airport, where honeybees often return with visible pollen on their legs as they enter. You might observe them circling or hovering back and forth, performing an orientation flight on such a sunny day. As a property owner, we trust you to make the final determination if you encounter a bee infestation that poses a safety issue, which may warrant the need for honey bee removal or extermination services.

We may use a pyrethroid ester insecticidal dust blown in using a power duster, which includes natural pyrethrins extracted from pyrethrum flowers. This method quickly addresses honey bee infestations, effectively dropping honeybees. 

Additionally, we might need to implement bee infestation solutions for ant infestations that arise when they target the unguarded honey. 

Our extermination services come with a 30-day retreat warranty, assuring you that the threat of honey bee removal will be neutralized with a single payment.

During treatment, honeybees may emerge in a large defensive cloud from an established colony. This bee cloud will gradually return to the nest over time. As they come back, they can become involved in the dust. We recommend keeping pets and people away from the treated area until they retreat into the nest to ensure safety. For effective bee infestation solutions, it's crucial to manage their behavior during this period. 

A new colony typically dies off quickly. However, an established colony often contains larvae within the honeycomb that may emerge over a week or more. When dealing with honey bee removal, it’s important to note that in the case of a tree, the honeycomb can be sealed shut with the comb intact, but all holes must remain sealed to prevent future infestations. Consider professional extermination services for thorough eradication and safety.

Once the danger of stings is over, anyone can proceed with bee infestation solutions by sealing the entrances and removing the comb. Our extermination services can be enlisted to return and remove an established colony’s comb, ensuring all entrances are sealed for an additional fee. If euthanizing a colony within a structure, it is crucial to review the reasons for honey bee removal outlined in the section below this one.*

Neighboring honeybees may attempt to re-enter the cavity at any time. While the chemical residue from our services is safe for mammals, it remains harmful to community honeybees and can be carried back to nearby colonies by foragers searching for nectar, potentially leading to the death of an entire colony. We require an agreement from you, the property owner, to ensure all entrances are sealed and the cavity is entombed.

An annual inspection is essential for visually checking for breaches to the cavity before each swarm season begins in the spring. An arborist should inspect any tree to confirm it won’t fall during a storm. Swarm season can commence as soon as flowers start to bloom. Unfortunately, factors such as woodpeckers, temperature fluctuations, or moisture can lead to a reopening of cavity entrances at any time. This may happen due to the expansion or contraction of wood joints or wood rot. Thus, once the euthanizing process is completed, it becomes out of our control to keep any future honeybees out. As the property owner, it is your responsibility to maintain the cavity sealed shut.

Honeycomb left in a cavity most often has wax moth larvae feeding and emerging as moths. We’ve assisted a customer in Topeka who had a colony euthanized in a wall void behind a modular shower. As a result, hundreds of moths were emerging and entering their house. By cleaning out the decomposing nest, we effectively provided a solution to the moth problem, which is one of the many bee infestation solutions we offer.

A brand-new swarm typically averages between 10,000 and 15,000 bees weighing 3 to 5 lbs. In contrast, an average dead squirrel in a wall weighs about 1.5 lbs. As a honeybee colony establishes itself, the nest can weigh anywhere from 25 to over 100 lbs. A customer called us a few weeks after utilizing our extermination services to address a hive in a roof overhang above a window boxout. His family was dealing with the unpleasant smell commonly associated with a decomposing mass inside their house. We cleaned out the area and used a Bienzymatic cleaner to help eliminate any residual odor.

Another customer reached out about honey running down inside walls, pooling at the baseboards, creating a sticky web of carpet beneath a south-facing window boxout roof overhang. Our team efficiently removed pounds of honey and comb. Additionally, a Church Board Member called in regarding honey-stained ceilings, and we successfully extracted pounds of honey from above the stains, further proving our expertise in honey bee removal.