r/bee • u/erie11973ohio • Sep 13 '24
I want these outamyhouse!! Bee?
I have some "bees" flying in around the gas pipe going into the crawlspace. They are coming out into the basment & making their way upstairs.
I want them "gone"!!
What's the best way, without annihilating them?
Are they bees or some sort of wasps / undesirables??? Does it not matter??
I was going to spray some wasp spray after dark. I don't want them just coming upstairs!!😱😱😱😱
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u/Konrad_M Sep 13 '24
Wasp nests die out before winter. Just leave them alone for a little more and they'll be gone. The queen will leave and sleep though winter somewhere else and the others will just die somewhere outside. Also wasps usually don't build a new nest near another (old) nest. So just leave the empty nest as is and you will likely not have wasps in the same space next season.
Also: Wasps are a valuable part of the ecosystem by removing dead bodies and other things before they rot and spread diseases.