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I'm allergic, and apparently severely so. I always have to resist the urge to run away screaming in the presence of bees. Still, I am loathe to kill them, seeing as wild honey bee populations continue to decline at an alarming rate. But if a beehive is thriving in the side of my house or in my yard . . . well . . . I can't orphan my son for their sake. This article will teach you how to get rid of bees (hives and stragglers) safely, using commercial products and natural treatments.
All of us at How to Get Rid of Things are appreciative of individuals willing to work to understand the pests they wish to control. In the case of wasps, learning about the different species will show you that most wasps are beneficial insects and also quite docile. The yellow jacket is really the only aggressive wasp - the only true "pest." But it's up to you. We'll show you how to get rid of wasps of any kind (safely), using both commercial products and natural treatments.
Don't freak out; carpenter bees are not termites. Only long-neglected infestations can cause real damage. But they will completely devour your eyeballs during the night if you give them the chance...OK, no, I'm just trying to make this simple task more exciting. Here Jonathan will teach you how to identify the pest, how get rid of carpenter bees using three simple, tried-and-true methods, and also how to prevent problems with carpenter bees in the future.