How to safely destroy a bumblebee nest

Where can bumblebees live?

The insect is frost-resistant. Processes occur inside the bumblebee’s body, thanks to which it warms up its body to a temperature of 40 degrees, despite the external low temperatures. Due to the presence of this property, bumblebees live almost everywhere, in any weather conditions, on all continents, with the exception of Antarctica.

Interesting! Insects withstand difficult conditions in Alaska, Chukotka, and Greenland. Capable of living and reproducing on New Earth.

Read all about bumblebees: description, lifestyle in this article.

A bumblebee can place its hives both underground and on the surface.

Nesting sites

Striped insects are very resistant to low temperatures. They live on all continents of the globe, except snow-white Antarctica.

They can nest in the most unexpected places:

• Underground. A buzzing insect can evict any rodent from its hole. Be extremely careful if you like to walk barefoot on the grass.
• On the ground. A bumblebee can settle in a grass tussock or in an old bird's nest. In addition, bumblebees love holes between stones located on springs.
• Above the ground. Houses can be wooden buildings, old trees or birdhouses.

The insect is dangerous not only when it flies, but also on the ground

Bumblebees reproduce incredibly quickly. From the initial stage to the beginning of active existence, only 20 days pass. The life expectancy itself is equal to the period from early spring to late autumn. Therefore, the question of how to remove bumblebees from the balcony will be relevant throughout the summer.

Facts about bumblebees

Before deciding whether to breed bumblebees, it is worth familiarizing yourself with their benefits.

Pros of bumblebees:

1. Bumblebees are cold-resistant. They have a dense protective coating of thick hairs and the ability to heat up on their own. Thanks to this, bumblebees are able to begin pollination at a temperature of 5-8°C.
2. Practically not aggressive towards humans. They attack only in case of danger.
3. They pollinate a wide range of crops and are less selective than other insects.
4. They are well oriented in the dark, thanks to which they fly out for pollination outside the daylight hours.

Characteristic

The bumblebee is a frost-resistant insect. Retains heat due to intense muscle contraction and thick body fur. Since they are quite cold-resistant, no matter how cold the winter is, the temperature of the insect can be maintained quite effectively due to its own regulation functions.

Therefore, they penetrate even to the regions of Chukotka, Alaska, Greenland, and Novaya Zemlya. This characteristic makes it possible to collect nectar quite early in the morning. But they prefer not to fly into regions that are too warm, since in this case they live in extreme conditions. The fact is that:

• At an ambient temperature of only +50C, they are able to maintain a body temperature of +350C.
• When the air heats up to +350C, the body becomes too hot and reaches +450C, which is approaching the critical point for the insect.

Habitats

Bumblebees are stinging insects that can bite humans in rare situations. And if their nest is discovered in or near the house, the risk of running into trouble increases. These furry insects prefer to build nests in burrows underground or in tree hollows. But some female founders of the bumblebee family choose unusual places to build their nests:

• attics of houses;
• outbuildings and sheds;
• porch;
• attics, balconies;
• gaps between building floors;
• gazebos;
• benches and benches;
• gaps between the boards of a wooden house and others.

On a note!

Such a neighborhood can be unpleasant and even dangerous for humans. A bumblebee sting is very painful and often causes a severe allergic reaction. If bumblebees are found in close proximity to a person’s home, their removal cannot be delayed.

What not to do if you are bitten by a bumblebee

If you are bitten, under no circumstances should you do the following:

1. Kill an insect. The substances released by a killed bumblebee will be sensed by its relatives and will immediately come to their defense.
2. Scratch and rub the wound. In this case, the spread of the poison will be more extensive and faster. It is better not to touch the bite site, as dirty hands can introduce infection through the hole made by the bumblebee.
3. Drink alcoholic beverages. When drinking alcohol, the blood vessels dilate, and the poison spreads faster throughout the body.
4. Cool the wound using available means such as water from a pond or leaves from a tree. These actions can lead to blood poisoning. The compress can only be made from clean water.
5. Take sedatives or sleeping pills. These products increase the potency of toxic components.

Be sure to read:

Varroatosis of bees: symptoms, methods of treatment with medicines and folk methods

Every person should know how to help with a bumblebee bite, since the consequences of bumblebee venom entering the body can be serious.

Why now?

In the spring, as soon as the snow melts, female bumblebees emerge from their winter shelter and, with a busy buzz, inspect the surroundings in search of a suitable place for a nest. At this time, when they poke into every crevice, it’s time to offer the bumblebees a cozy bombidarium. Any small box can serve as it (it will serve as a bait house) with a “bumblebee guide” tube (see picture), but several important points should be taken into account.

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The bombidarium should be made from seasoned (not fresh) boards or plywood so that dampness and pungent odors are removed from the wood. This is especially true for impregnations that are used in the manufacture of plywood.

Bombidariums should not be built from coniferous boards that exude resin. Bumblebees settle in them extremely reluctantly (who wants to stain their “fur coat” in resin?).

If you put something saturated with the smell of rodents inside, the likelihood that your bait house will be chosen by a bumblebee ready to lay eggs will increase sharply. Therefore, if you are lucky and you come across a winter mouse nest in an old felt boot or in rags in the attic, then take a piece of the material they have gnawed from there and put it inside the bombidarium.

Ways to control insects

Means for fighting bumblebees A means against bumblebees must be chosen in accordance with the task at hand. If you need to get rid of bumblebees in a house or in the wall of a residential building, you should choose radical methods using insecticides. In difficult cases, it is recommended to call insect exterminators who can exterminate bumblebees quickly and effectively.

You can fight bumblebees yourself using the following means:

• aerosols and sprays with insecticidal solution;
• powders or dusts containing cypermethrin;
• limiting air access to the nest using plastic film or water;
• exposure to smoke;
• special chemical solutions for spraying the nest;
• setting the hive on fire;
• moving the bumblebee house to another place;
• Velcro for catching insects.

All these methods are suitable for certain cases of finding bumblebee nests. To make it easier to fight insects, you need to know what bumblebees are afraid of and what they try to avoid. They are uncomfortable with sharp sounds, the smell of smoke, bright lights, vibrations and shaking. Therefore, they always choose a secluded and dark place for their houses. Having discovered such a house and how insects enter it, you can begin to take decisive action.

Free hanging nest

Bumblebee
Sometimes bumblebees build an open nest in the form of an irregular ball, which is suspended on a tree branch, under the roof of a house, gazebo or any canopy. Such a hive can appear unnoticed by the owners of buildings, since it is often located high above their heads and hidden behind the eaves.

You can try to scare away the bumblebees with smoke, but they will most likely return back to their cells with eggs. In order not to constantly drive them away, there are radical methods of dealing with such hives:

1. Exposure to open fire is an effective method of destroying an entire family in one go. Douse the hive with gasoline or fire starter fluid and set it on fire. This method is not suitable for wooden buildings.
2. Dipping the hive in water is an equally effective way to exterminate the furry relatives of the bee. You need to carefully dismantle the nest and immediately immerse it in a deep container of water. To prevent the hive from floating, it is pressed down with a weight.
3. Wrapping with polyethylene will result in a lack of oxygen and the death of insects in the nest. For a faster effect, it is recommended to make a small hole in the film and spray it with a strong aerosol preparation.

These methods will help solve the problem for those owners of houses and cottages who did not know how to get bumblebees out from under the roof. But in the place of one destroyed bumblebee nest, new ones may appear. In such situations, it is advisable to accept the fact that this place is so popular with fellow bees. If these beneficial insects do not cause serious problems, it is best to leave them alone.

How to get rid of bumblebees in the wall of a house

Since it is impossible to kill a bumblebee one by one, it is necessary to take measures for mass destruction.

Note! It is best to breed bumblebees in the evening or at night, when they are resting as a family in the hive.

How to get rid of bumblebees in the wall of a house if there is no way to get close? Most often, the insect makes its home in narrow crevices. You can lure out insects using a homemade trap made from a plastic bottle. The neck is cut off and turned over with the narrow end deep into the bottle. A sweet liquid with a bright smell (jam or honey diluted with water) is diluted in the trap. Bumblebees will fly in to eat, after which it will be difficult for them to get out through the narrow neck. This method involves a long period of struggle.

How to get rid of bumblebees in the wall of a house

If you need to destroy the family urgently, you can spray chemicals (for example, Karbofos). If the building is non-residential, or it is possible to spend the night in another place, then you can use more aggressive drugs, such as Troapsil, Dichlorfom or Mosquitol. After spraying, it is advisable to close all doors and windows, cutting off oxygen and isolating insects. If the location of the hive is precisely known, then the sprays are sprayed directly into the gap where the entrance is located. If it was not possible to accurately determine the location, then you need to make several spray points. The period of exposure of the hive to chemicals is up to 3 days. At the end of the period, the room must be ventilated, all insects must be removed, and the areas where they are expected to live must be washed. The cracks must be sealed using any construction method (foam, putty, etc.).

Interesting! Summer residents often purchase Velcro for extermination, but this product is ineffective, since getting rid of bumblebees in the wall of the house can only be done using radical methods. The most important thing is to get rid of the hive. Destroying single individuals will not solve the problem.

Bumblebee nest in the house

The most dangerous and unexpected place to create a bumblebee hive is a residential building or cottage. A female bumblebee could fly through a window or open door and find a secluded place to lay eggs. And in a few weeks the nest will already be swarming with dangerous insects.

It makes no sense to drive away insects or crush them manually. Angry furry buzzers can attack the owner of the house

In such a situation, it is important to choose an effective way to quickly get rid of a dangerous family

Aerosols from bumblebees

To get rid of bumblebees in the wall of a house or in another hard-to-reach place, you can use aerosols or liquid solutions containing pesticides:

• Dichlorvos;
• Raid;
• Gett;
• Xulat;
• Bros;
• Trapsiel;
• Empire and others.

Before starting to treat the nest in the house, everyone needs to leave the room, close the windows and doors to limit the access of fresh air and prevent insects from flying out of the room. Before getting rid of a bumblebee nest in a country house or in a house, a person must put on thick clothing, a special beekeeping mask, gloves and a respirator.

All measures to get rid of insects should be carried out in the evening or at night, when all the individuals are in the nest. It is at this time that they are least active. Aerosols Reid, Dichlorvos, Bros need to be sprayed into the hole from which bumblebees fly out, and treat the entire room with them. Liquid solutions of Xulat, Gett, Trapsiel are sprayed at the location of the bumblebee family and leave the room.

A bumblebee repellent in the house can have an effect on insects for up to three days. Only after this time has passed should all arthropods die. But you should still enter the house in a protective suit in case there are surviving individuals. After finding dead insects or if they are completely absent, you need to ventilate the room and carry out wet cleaning. The cracks and holes where bumblebees entered must be covered with building material.

Available remedies against bumblebees

The following tools are currently available:

• aerosols, sprays and solutions based on cypermethrin;
• special Velcro;
• dusts (powders) based on insecticidal substances.

If you use a weak chemical, not only will the bumblebees not die, but they will go berserk. Sprays are most often purchased: they penetrate into the narrowest crevices. Dr. is popular. Klaus is an aerosol that paralyzes insects. The nest needs to be processed for 13-15 seconds. All openings in the house must be closed at the time of the procedure. If once was not enough, you should repeat the steps.

Mosquitol is a potent chemical that can neutralize a hornet at a distance of 6 meters. After treatment with it, the arthropod will not be able to move. On the market you can also find “Karbofos”, “Sinuzan”, “Agran”, “Executioner”, “Fosban”, “Dobrokhim Micro”.

Traps are a less effective, but safer way to remove bumblebees.

Can buy:

• Argus Garden;
• Wasp Trap SWISSINNO;
• Mukhoyar.

You can also make a target yourself. You need to grease thick paper with jam or thick honey - the arthropods will stick to the surface.

Beer, rotten fish, and fruit syrup are also attractive treats for hornets.

How to get rid

Measures to destroy bumblebees should be taken as soon as they are discovered on the site. Once the hive grows large, it will be much more difficult to get rid of. In early spring, the size of the nest does not exceed a few centimeters: this is the ideal time to combat hornets.

Since bumblebees are active during the day, you should get rid of them in the evening or at night, when they are in the nest and sleeping. If you remove insects during daylight hours, the likelihood of being bitten will increase. Unlike their relatives, bumblebees do not die after stinging a person, and can continue the attack.

When sprayed, chemicals release substances that are toxic to humans, so you will need a protective suit and mask. Any thick clothing will do. You can wear ski or regular goggles on your face, and protect your hands with gloves.

To process a nest, first of all, you need to find the entrance to it

A country house is full of places that attract bumblebees as housing: a storage room, a garage, a basement, an attic, a balcony, a porch, a barn. They especially love the gaps between floors and wooden boards. It happens that bumblebees build a nest in a ventilation pipe. In this case, it is better to invite a specialist to help, since careless actions can damage the equipment.

Owners of non-residential buildings with bumblebees can use powerful chemicals: Moskitol, Troapsil. It is enough to spray the spray on the hive, put on a mask and protective clothing, leave the house and wait time.

After spraying the substance, you must leave your home for at least three days. During this period, the bumblebees will die or leave the nest in the wall of the house, and the health hazard from chemicals will be minimized.

After any procedure, you need to check the house and carry out a wet cleaning. Holes through which volatiles have penetrated should be sealed with building material.

Pesticide solutions in liquid form are used in basements and porches. A soap solution is added to them. All holes in the floor and on the porch are coated with the liquid. Having sensed the poison, the insects will want to fly out of the shelter, but they will get stuck in the soap and will not be able to leave.

In a garden plot, bumblebees usually settle where rodents used to live - in the upper layers of the soil. It’s difficult to see the holes, but if you look closely, you can see buzzing bumblebees flying out of the ground

If you cannot find a nest in your garden, you can follow the bumblebee pollinating flowers: sooner or later it will lead you to its home. To make it easier to see, you can shoot down one insect and tie a colored thread to its waist.

If the hive is located among weeds, mowing equipment should not be used. It scares bumblebees, making them aggressive. Trying to destroy insects by digging up the ground is also ineffective. This will not kill, but will only anger the family. Individuals will definitely attack the person who disturbs them.

To combat insects on the ground, toxic solutions containing permethrin are used. The chemical Gett or Dust will do.

The drug is used to treat the soil near the entrance to the burrow. They do the same with the hole. Arthropods that fly home will carry poison into the nest, infecting others.

Owners who do not want to harm insects can use smoking. The procedure is carried out in dry weather when there is no wind. A small fire is made not far from the nest, using branches and burnt grass. Bumblebees will not be able to live next to smoke, so they will leave the home forever. The method can also be applied to a hive on the porch or in the garage.

How to get rid of a hornet

The attack of these large wasps leads to serious health problems. Hornet bites are especially dangerous for children. The consequences can be dire if acute allergic reactions occur. Such symptoms include the appearance of significant swelling at the site of the bite, headache, rapid heartbeat, and anaphylactic shock.

Hornet

If hornets often begin to fly into your house or surrounding area, how can you get rid of them for sure? You need to find their nest, which is most likely located somewhere nearby. To detect it, you need to carefully examine the places where insects often build their “houses”. Most often this is:

• tree crowns;
• attics;
• sheds;
• awnings;
• roofs;
• holes in the ground.

Sometimes these insects settle in the hollows of birches and other trees. To kill hornets, pour a concentrated insecticidal solution inside and then seal the entrance tightly with a piece of thick polyethylene and tape or cover it with putty.

Note! The same agents that are used to exterminate cockroaches and bed bugs are effective against large wasps. In addition to aerosols, there are liquid poisons for poisoning hornets and wasps

These include the following drugs:

In addition to aerosols, there are liquid poisons for poisoning hornets and wasps. These include the following drugs:

• Delta zone;
• Ram;
• Get;
• Xulat;
• Solfisan;
• Digital;
• Deltrin;
• Jurax.

As a rule, it is a microencapsulated emulsion or liquid concentrate. These products give quick results and are harmless to humans and animals. Insecticidal lamps, ultrasonic repellers, traps and baits, and devices emitting electromagnetic waves are also used in the fight against large wasps. They can be used to combat hornets in hard-to-reach places.

Important! Before you start killing insects, you need to prepare a protective sealed suit, a respirator, and thick gloves. There should also be a first aid kit with antihistamines and painkillers nearby.

Unlike other related insects - wasps and bees - hornets are not sensitive to fumigation with herbs, aromatic oils, and citrus peels. These measures will help drive away only individual insects; such actions are powerless against an entire colony. Hornets become especially aggressive when a person approaches their nest, which must be taken into account.

The following methods of destroying the home of large wasps will be more effective:

In enclosed spaces, you can get rid of the nest along with its inhabitants using a bucket of water. The container is simply raised to the level where the insects’ home is located, so that it is immersed in water. As a result, the insects will drown along with their “house” without having time to fly out. In the open air, some use a very extreme method of destroying a nest. The hornets' home is sprayed from a spray bottle with kerosene or gasoline from different sides and set on fire.

You need to act with extreme caution so as not to ignite yourself and make a torch out of the wood on which the nest was attached. The easiest way to get rid of large wasps that have settled in an earthen hole

Simply pour several liters of boiling water into its hole and press it down with something heavy so that the hornets cannot escape. Jurax from hornets

It must be borne in mind that insects are active even at night. If there is such an opportunity, it is better to wait and start destroying the nest with the onset of late autumn, when most of the swarm will die out from the cold, because there can be several hundred hornets in the “house” at the same time.

Important! It has been established that at the moment of attack or death, the insect releases a special pheromone, which gives an alarm signal to the remaining members of the swarm and their mass attack occurs. Therefore, you should not kill hornets near their home.

Beekeepers may be interested in how to deal with hornets in an apiary, because they can cause serious damage to the population of honey workers. It’s good if a paper nest of large wasps is discovered in early spring

It is important to kill the female at this time of year, so that if left without food, the entire young colony will die. If hymenoptera predators multiply intensively in the summer and destroy bees, you can organize traps with hornet bait in the apiary

Deltrin from hornets

Getting rid of bumblebees in utility rooms

Treating the premises against bumblebees

Bumblebees in a wooden house can live anywhere: in a closet, in an attic, in a basement, in an attic or balcony, under a porch, in a barn. The presence of gaps between the floors and boards creates favorable conditions for the bumblebee family. And you can also get into these rooms through cracks and gaps in the building. Bumblebees are often found in a barn or garage, where it is not difficult for insects to penetrate.

After you have managed to find the entrance to the nest, you need to start preparing the poison. The easiest way to destroy a hive is to treat it with sprays. In non-residential premises you can use strong drugs Troapsil and Moskitol. Having sprayed the product generously on all possible entrances to the bumblebee house, immediately leave this place and wait for the results.

On a note!

It is more difficult to provide a closed space in utility rooms. Therefore, only very toxic or concentrated products can expel insects.

Liquid solutions of pesticides will help remove bumblebees from under the floor of the porch or in the basement of the house. Liquid or laundry soap must be added to any solution. This soap mixture should be used to treat cracks in the floor or on the side of the porch. Sensing danger, the arthropods will try to crawl out, but will be smeared with soapy poison and will not be able to fly away.

Bumblebee hives on the ground

Ways to control insects in the garden

The most common place to create a bumblebee colony is the top layers of soil. Usually, former rodent burrows become bumblebee nests. Such an underground house is difficult to notice right away. He is given away by the furry relatives of bees buzzing above him. Among them there are different types of arthropods:

• ground bumblebees, which largely prefer to settle in soil layers;
• stone ones, which differ from others in black color;
• field - the most common in central Russia;
• garden workers who constantly pollinate fruit trees and berry bushes;
• urban bumblebee. He has a pronounced red color. It is found almost throughout Russia, feeding on pollen and nectar of plants, as well as fresh honey.

Important!

Under no circumstances should you try to get rid of bumblebees in the ground mechanically. Digging with a shovel or motor-cultivator will not destroy all the individuals at once, but it will definitely anger them. Insects will definitely begin to attack the culprit of destruction.

It is better to choose a toxic remedy for bumblebees in the country or in the garden that contains permethrin. Liquid solution Gett or regular insect repellent powder Dust are perfect. The solution needs to be poured onto the ground at the entrance to the hole and into the hole itself too. Powder also scatters near the entrance. Insects crawling inside will carry some of the poison into the nest, thereby infecting all family members.

For a more humane way to evict unwanted neighbors from a property, repelling with smoke is suitable. You need to smoke in dry and windless weather. To do this, you need to organize a fireplace near the entrance to the nest. Suitable smoking materials include green tree branches, grass, and unnecessary rags.

On a note!

This method of driving bumblebees out of the nest may not please the closest neighbors in the country and other residents of nearby houses. Before lighting a fire, it is better to warn them about possible inconveniences.

A column of acrid smoke will help get rid of black bumblebees and their other relatives. You can smoke bumblebees this way from an open porch and garage. Only the fire needs to be lit in a durable metal bucket or basin. The smoke will drive all insects out of buildings and will help drive away bumblebees without killing them.

What are bumblebees afraid of?

How to get rid of hornets in the country

You can prevent the appearance of insects in your dacha if you consider what bumblebees are afraid of. Most often, bumblebee nests appear in secluded places, since bumblebees do not like open spaces. Therefore, the house, outbuildings and site need to be examined for the presence of various holes, holes, crevices and other nooks and crannies invisible to the eye. Bumblebees do not like activity, so you need to clean and rearrange things as often as possible. What insects fear most is smoke. You can periodically fumigate the premises and light fires in the area. Bumblebees also do not like loud noises. If the hive is located at home, then you can install speakers near it and turn on music.

Hornets and bees: hunters and prey

The bumblebee, hornet, bee and wasp are representatives of a large order of Hymenoptera insects, which also includes ants and riders. All of them are united by similarities in appearance and some behavioral features.

However, hornets, wasps, bees and bumblebees are, in addition, owners of a poisonous sting.

This is interesting

Some fairly primitive tropical ants are also equipped with a sting, and their bite is much more painful than the sting of an ordinary bee.

The toxins of all poisonous insects of this order are generally quite similar in composition. However, the venom of each specific species has a number of features that determine its effect on the body of the stung.

For example, hornet venom is highly allergenic; it has a stronger effect on the enemy’s nerve receptors than others. But at the same time, bee venom causes more severe poisoning of the body due to the large amount of toxin injected at a time.

As already noted, different types of insects are poisonous in different ways. For example, the common hornet stings, of course, painfully, but its bites are rarely accompanied by serious consequences. But the huge Asian hornet is one of the most dangerous insects on Earth.

In the video you can see in detail how the hornet kills bees - it uses its powerful jaws for this, and not poison at all, as it might seem to an uninformed viewer.

A certain pattern can be noticed in the hornets' hunt for bees - in most cases, predators do not attack single victims collecting nectar. They act more cunningly - they track them down and record the location of the nest, so that they can then return here in larger numbers.

Depending on the type of winged predator, a different number of attackers is required to completely destroy a hive of honey-bearing prey. This rule almost always applies, but there are some nuances here too.

So, for example, if we are talking about European hornets, then theoretically, only a few hundred predatory insects can destroy a hive of 10-15 thousand individuals. However, very rare families of hornets reach such sizes by the end of summer, and therefore in our country these predators prefer to attack single bees, without risking attacking hives. But even in such cases, the damage to apiaries is quite noticeable.

The giant Asian murder hornets, which are almost twice the size of their European relatives, are a completely different matter. Without special methods of protection, bees are absolutely helpless against hornets of this species. Let's take a closer look at these formidable, but no less interesting, predators.

It is also useful to read: How to get rid of hornets and wasps: effective methods and safety rules

How to remove a nest in the ground

The most popular habitat for bumblebees in a summer cottage is the ground, especially in former rodent burrows. The main thing is not to dig up the habitat, since it is useless to fight bumblebees mechanically. They regard any movements or touches of their home as aggression and danger. In this case, an attack by a flock of bumblebees cannot be avoided.

Breeding bumblebees

The easiest way to get rid of bumblebees is in the soil. Here you can safely use a drastic method - pouring boiling water over the hole or burning the hive. Before the procedure, insects need to be distracted with sweet bait (honey, fermented jam). After this, the hive can be filled with boiling water. The hives consist of very light material, dry in structure. The walls are filled with kerosene and a lighted match is immediately thrown in. The nest burns to the ground in a matter of seconds.

Important! Burning is the simplest, fastest and most effective method, but it is completely unsuitable for indoor use.

How to remove a nest in the ground

How to remove insects?

Being around bumblebees is extremely unpleasant. If a nest has been discovered, it is highly not recommended to remove it manually, stir it up, or crush it. The bites of these insects are dangerous. How to catch a hornet and a wasp with your own hands in an apartment, read the article here.

There are several ways to kill a bumblebee.

Smoke bombs

Checkers are a fairly effective means for indoor treatment.

Smoke penetrates into hard-to-reach places:

• in the crack;
• under the floor;
• in the apartment, in hard-to-reach places of upholstered furniture;
• into cracks in walls and baseboards.

Checkers are divided into types according to the composition of the substance:

1. Sulfur - during combustion, the bomb releases sulfur dioxide. However, such checkers are suitable for small, unventilated rooms.
2. Containing hexochlorane, the poison acts on the nervous system of bumblebees. The insect is paralyzed, resulting in death. The active substance is very dangerous, especially for pregnant women, since the relationship between hexochlorane and intrauterine mutations has been proven.
3. Didecyldimethylammonium bromide clathrate - destroys not only bumblebees, but also other pests, mold, fungi, and parasites.
4. Permethrin is a fairly effective and safe substance. Does not have an accumulating effect in the body. With the help of such a checker it is possible to get rid of bumblebees and hives in the country house under the roof.

During treatment with sabers, all people and animals must leave the premises to avoid poisoning.

The construction area for processing one block can reach up to 250 m2. It all depends on the active substance. It is not always possible to identify a bumblebee nest in a house; smoke from a bomb will help get rid of just such ones. Before using indoors, it is necessary to carry out wet treatment. To use a checker outdoors, you must take into account the strength and direction of the wind.

Plates

Plates act differently on insects. They scare away some, destroy others. When heated, these devices emit an odor that is often imperceptible to humans and harmless to pets. The smell repels insects, including bumblebees, which, if the plates are present, will not fly into the room and, moreover, will not build a nest and breed offspring.

Traps

Traps against bumblebees are an effective method that can be used in the garden, on the wall of the house, under the roof and indoors.

Conifer trap

To make it you will need: boards, several pieces, can be used. Plastic bottle with a capacity of 1.5 liters, screws or nails for fastening, rope, soap for soap solution, drill.

How to make: from coniferous tree boards you need to put together a box measuring 20 by 20 cm. A hole the size of the neck of an ordinary plastic bottle is drilled at the bottom. It is necessary to make small indentations in the sides and on the lid of the box for bumblebees to fly inside. A soap solution is poured into the bottle and inserted into the bottom hole.

The trap is hung near the insect nesting site. Such a device can get rid of a swarm in a week. It is recommended to change the solution every three days.

Plastic bottle trap

To make it you will need: a 2-liter plastic bottle, rope, tape or stapler with staples, scissors, bait.

Manufacturing method: cut off the top of the bottle, turn it upside down and insert it back. Secure this part tightly with tape or a stapler. Attach a rope to the sides so that you can hang it. Pour bait into the bottle, maybe a sweet liquid. For example, dilute jam or marmalade in water. Change contents once a week.

Traps should not be placed near places of permanent human residence, for example, the entrance to a house or a place of rest. The insect may get angry and bite.

How to remove a purple carpenter bumblebee

Interesting! Very often, tree bees are called bumblebees because of their external similarity. They have the same large furry body with purple wings.

This type of insect, unlike bumblebees, causes damage to wooden buildings, using wood as building material for their nests. In addition, woodpeckers feed on bee larvae, which also negatively affect wooden structures. In this case, the fight against insects is justified, but the procedure is more complicated, since removing the nest of carpenter bumblebees is not easy, because they do not live in flocks, but in pairs. Therefore, you actually have to destroy them one by one.

An effective remedy against carpenter is a pine trap. A box with a hole in the bottom is made from boards of any coniferous species. The neck of a plastic bottle filled with soap solution is inserted into this hole. Several moves are made in the box for the bees. The trap is placed on the sunny side near the bees' house. In about 10 -15 days, you can exterminate all carpenter bumblebees. The soap solution must be renewed throughout the entire period.

Among the proven folk methods, the following are especially highlighted:

Filling the nests with kerosene, soap solution, carburetor cleaner or machine oil. From some compounds the bees die immediately, others make life in the nest unbearable, and they have to leave their homes;

Interesting! Summer residents often resort to using chemicals. Boric acid powder is poured into the nests. Sometimes the nests are irrigated with a special solution. means (Gett, Karbofos). The drugs act already in the second hour after application and do not lose their properties for 3-4 weeks.

• Carpenter bumblebees do not like strong odors. If you coat their home every day with an infusion of herbs, garlic, and essential oils, then within a week they will leave their home.
• A drastic measure to get rid of insects is to fill the beehive with polyurethane foam.
• Prevention of the appearance of carpenter bumblebees is the treatment of wooden surfaces with impregnation, paint or varnish.

It’s easy to get rid of bumblebees at home and on your property.

The most important thing is to be careful so that bumblebees do not attack. After successfully getting rid of insects and destroying the hive, you need to remember about prevention so that bumblebees do not return, because every year they build their homes anew

How to deal with wild bees in the country

Wild bees pose a threat to humans because they can attack, and they do not need a reason for this. If a hive is found in a country house, it needs to be removed urgently, but before you stir it up, you need to thoroughly prepare.

For this you will need:

• large bag;
• protective equipment;
• thick gloves, preferably made of rough leather;
• beekeeping net;
• flamer for fumigating the hive;
• insect repellent with a proven product.

How to get rid of bees

The right time for smoking is evening, since at this time all the bees are already in the hive.

How to properly get rid of a hive:

1. At the first stage, the hive is fumigated. The bees become calm and slow.
2. The spray can is shaken and the contents are sprayed into all the cracks of the hive. For maximum effect, the aerosol should not be skimped on.
3. After spraying, the entrance is securely closed.
4. The nest is placed in a bag and tied tightly.

After the swarm comes to its senses, it will try to escape from the trap, so you should quickly get rid of the bag.

How to behave in the presence of bees, wasps, bumblebees or hornets

It is necessary to understand that each of these insects has a different level of aggression. “The big ones” like hornets or bumblebees are actually not that dangerous, and show aggression mainly when their life or the life of the nest is threatened. However, Asian hornets are much more aggressive than their European relatives. As for bees, getting them to attack is much easier.

But the most aggressive, of course, are wasps. And this aggression especially manifests itself in the autumn. Then the number of fruits, the favorite delicacies of this species, decreases, and it becomes more active, more often attacking people.

It is also worth remembering that a wasp, hornet or bumblebee does not have jagged stings and does not leave it in the body of the victim. This makes them capable of multiple bites. As for the bees, after being stung, the bee dies because it tears the sting out of its body along with part of the internal organs. However, the danger may lie in the fact that bees do not often fly alone and group attacks are not uncommon.

What to do if bitten by a bumblebee?

The first thing you need to do is observe the wound and see the reaction. Do not worry if a swelling with redness forms at the site of the bite. This is a normal reaction to a bite, and you need to wait a little for the pain and itching to go away.

First aid at home

When a bee stings, it almost always leaves its stinger in the human body. After a bumblebee bite, the sting rarely remains, but if it does remain, you need to take tweezers, disinfect the instrument and carefully remove the sting.

Be sure to read:

Bee and wasp: external features, how to distinguish, differences in behavior and lifestyle

After this, the area is treated with hydrogen peroxide. You can also use a solution of alcohol or ammonia. The products must be diluted with water in a ratio of 1:3 (alcohol) and 1:5 (ammonia).

It is possible to develop other symptoms that are more dangerous:

• upset stomach, nausea, vomiting;
• swelling;
• allergic reaction - the body becomes covered with red spots;
• difficulty breathing, suffocation;
• rapid heartbeat, shock;
• swelling of the mouth and/or larynx;
• severe itching of the skin.

All these signs indicate intolerance to bumblebee venom. If a person is not helped in time, there is a risk of death.

Medications

If complications occur, the first thing you need to do is take antihistamines. The main drugs include Suprastin, Tavegil and others. If the medications have helped partially and the symptoms include severe swelling, difficulty breathing and the overall condition is worsening, then you need to get help from a doctor as quickly as possible.

If this is not possible, stronger medications must be taken. These include drugs such as dexamethasone, hydrocortisone, etc.

In particularly advanced cases, adrenaline can also be administered, but this will require special equipment and skills.

Preventing the appearance of a bumblebee nest on the site

To kill the problem in the bud, many summer residents resort to the following method. Water is poured into a bucket, sugar, soap solution and vinegar are added. The container is placed in places where bumblebees have been spotted. Sweetness will attract them, soap will not allow them to fly into the air, and vinegar will poison them. It is better to repeat the procedure several times over the summer. You can make several baits if the area is large and place them around the entire perimeter. Kerosene, gasoline, and bleach also have a detrimental effect on bumblebees.

To prevent bumblebees from daring to return to the old place, it is advisable to repaint it in a dull color and introduce a new detail into the interior. You can hang an artificial bee nest: bumblebees will never settle next to their relatives.

If, after getting rid of one nest, a new one soon appears, this means that the place is popular with bumblebees. It is better to accept their proximity: if you do not disturb them, they do not cause trouble.

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How to prevent bumblebee bites

If bumblebees have settled near a person, then it is better to get rid of them and the sooner the better. To prevent bumblebees from biting, you should take precautions, which include a number of important rules, such as:

1. It is not advisable to try to catch an insect, and also do not wave your hands or other objects near these insects.
2. You should not be near a place where bumblebees gather or try to penetrate their nest.
3. It is better to install mosquito nets in the house.
4. It is better not to eat sweet food on the street, which immediately attracts bees, wasps and bumblebees.
5. When on vacation (in nature), you do not need to wear bright clothes, which attract insects, and also do not use perfumes, which have sharp, pronounced aromas.

By following these simple recommendations, you will always be able to avoid the unpleasant consequences of insect bites. In any case, it is important to know what to do if it was not possible to avoid the bite.

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