![]() ![]() Keep areas dry - repair leaky faucets, and fix areas where water creates puddles after the rain.Keep trash cans sealed or covered, and remove trash cans and dumpsters frequently.Clean up sticky, sweet syrupy drinks immediately.Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies Even for those who are not allergic to the sting, the result can be uncomfortable. People can be highly allergic to stings from bees and wasps. Drones/males mate with the queen so that she can produce more eggs, while workers are all female bees. Life cycle: Bees and wasps transition from eggs, to larvae, to pupas, to three different types of adults: queens, drones/males and workers. Wasps are also able to sting multiple times. Carpenter bees and bumble bees can sting over and over again because their stingers will not get caught, while honeybees can only sting once. They also have two wings.ĭifferent types of bees have different stinging abilities. Wasps feed their young flies, caterpillars and spiders, but like bees, adult wasps feed on nectar.īody Shape: Wasps and bees, like all insects, have six legs, three body parts (head, thorax and abdomen), two antennae on their head and an exoskeleton.Bees have hairier bodies in order to collect and hold pollen and nectar wasp bodies are smooth.Wasps are more aggressive and have thinner, longer frames because they are hunters.Unlike other pollinators that only seek nectar, bees also seek pollen, so they often do more of the "heavy lifting" of pollination. While gathering these meals, bees pollinate flowers, as do butterflies, moths, and birds. ![]() ![]() Bees gather nectar and pollen from brightly colored flowers to feed their young. Photo Credit: Mike Merchant (Texas A&M University) ![]()
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