Bumblebees in my house! Help!

Dirk Puslich · 2004-09-07T02:42:12+00:00

Hello, I am looking for a few answers that I was hopign you could helpme with.I live in Ontario, Canada, and have discovered that I have a nest ofbumblebees living in the wall of my house. I am sure they arebumblebees (not honeybees, carpentar bees, etc.). I am guessing theyare living in the insulation on the inside of of the brick wall wherethe basement was finished ( I can hear them buzzing).Unfortunately, many of them were making their way into the house. Ihave a dog, cat, and pregant wife who have never been stung so I hadto call an exterminator.The exterminator used a white powder called Ficom D and sprayed itinto the hole in the bricks (from the outside) where the bees weregoing. After a few hours most of the bees that were outside of thenest gave up and moved on.The exterminator (who was not too helpful in the advice department)used a misting bottle and sprayed something a little bit inside, closeto where we thought the nest is but not right on it. We have a bunchof openings in the wall for access to the hot water pipes etc. Theexterminator told me to get some screen door mesh and put it overthese openings so the bees can't get out.Well, I got half way putting up the mesh (about an hour after theexterminator left) when about a dozen bees came dropping out of theopenings (about 1 every 5 minutes for about an hour). I killed themand eventually got the mesh up.Just when I thought the worst was over, I went out for a few hoursthis afternoon and found 2 in the kitchen, 6 on the stairwell from thebasement to the kitchen (near the door with a window in it), andanother 5 in the basement.I opened the door and let the ones by the door fly out, and killed theother 10 or so. I reinspected the basement and put more mesh up andplugged a few other possible holes, but I can't be sure where they arecoming from.In summary I killed about 15 of them before the exterminator came, andabout 30 of them since. Obviously, their hole to the outside isplugged with poison dust...

Sep 07, 2004 20 Replies

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MLEBLANCA 21 years ago

I seem to recall you were "concerned about a pregnant wife" All those pesticides in your home are not a very good idea IMO Emilie

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