It depends on where you live, in Vegas here, 98% of bees are Africanized
Bees, so it is more search and destroy.
"El Castor" <No_One@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:02:07 -0700, "Chris" <reddd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Lar" <larflu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> GREG NIEMI wrote:
>>> > A non chemical way is soap and water, but alot of bees and wasp are
>>being
>>> > attracted to pool
>>> > "Chris" <reddd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>> > news:W33si.2983$Mu5.1248@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> >
>>> >>I have red apple iceplants around my pool. It's no fun trying to get
a
>>sun
>>> >>tan with bees flying around. How can I get rid of the bees without
>>getting
>>> >>rid of the iceplants?
>>> >>
>>> >>(I have been stung several times while gardening. Always end up
having
>>to
>>> >>get treated.)
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> Don't really know of a way without removing the plants...that's what
>>> they
>>do
>>>
>>> Lar
>>
>>I tried outdoor pesticides and also a soap solution at one time, but to
no
>>avail. An internet search for a remedy to the problem comes up empty.
You
>>can find virtually any other topic online; but for some reason there is
>>absolutely NOTHING regarding this subject. Could it be that bees are the
>>ONLY insects that are extermination proof?
>>
> It could be that because bees are a beneficial insect and are in
> trouble in the US, no one (present company excepted) wants to
> exterminate them. I suppose you would need to kill off the hive,
> including the queen. Do you really want to do that?
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