Houston PMP removes hives with estimated one million honeybees

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Claude Griffin, owner of Gotcha Pest Control, Houston, Texas, tells The Midland Reporter-Telegram that a recent honey bee infestation was one of the worst he’s faced during his 20-plus years as a pest management professional (PMP).

The southwest Houston home had two bee hives, nine to 12 feet tall and in some areas, three-feet thick, according to Griffin. He estimates the hives were home to over one million bees, according to a report in the The Midland Reporter-Telegram. According to information he received from the homeowner, Griffin says the hives had been at the home for 10-20 years. Maybe that explains why the job of removing the hives took Griffin over eight hours.

Have you ever had to deal with massive hives or been faced with a takeover of africanized or “killer” honey bees? Let us know in the comments or by emailing pmpeditor@northcoastmedia.net.

from Pest Management Professional https://www.mypmp.net/2018/10/30/houston-pmp-removes-hives-with-estimated-one-million-honeybees/
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