VJy3 ENVIRONNEMENT WINTER1992 Environment Environnement BEES, WASPS AND HORNETS of Bees, wasps and hornets are beneficial insects niany which assist man in the pollination of crops and the Sometimes beekeepers are interested in capturing biological control of many other insect pests. bees, The fact that many wasps and hornets can administer painful stings, either nests or when disturbed, when defending their makes many people very nervous of their presence. such swarms, but wild cobnies are often unacceptable because of the disease and parasites they may carry. Although not usually aggressive, bees that are assigned so called "sentry duty" may attack and in so doing, release a chemical messenger (pheromone) into the air that incites the other bees to attack. If left ak>ne, a swami will usually relocate to a permanent site in a short period of time. The majority of bee, wasp and hornet in colonies in Ontario do not survive over the winter months. New Honeybees are upon. only rarely aggressive unless their nests is queens which have wintered in a donnant state after having mated the previous fall, it is usually between August and October when most "bee" problems arise. Inmost cases, the problem is actually caused by wasps but in either case the colonies have grown to their maximum colonies are initiated spring by size; therefore, the individual insects are disturbed ...
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