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Why are so many yellowjackets buzzing around Southeast Michigan?

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Five yellowjackets hovering around a nest among fallen autumn leaves

They induce fear. They’re aggressive. And for some people, they pose a serious health risk. Many people’s instinct is to swat and run away from those black-and-yellow bugs that have a really painful sting, but this year it seems there are a lot of yellowjackets everywhere. But why? Dion DeGennaro, president of Sergio’s Pest Control, says the increase in yellowjackets in Southeast Michigan is due to multiple factors, but mainly to trophallaxis.

“The past couple of years, we were up over 30% each year, so in recent memory, it has gotten a lot worse than 10 years ago,” DeGennaro said.  DeGennaro says yellowjackets are having a hard time finding food, which is a sweet liquid created by bee larvae, which is why they are preying on sugary human food. “I’m scared of them,” said Liliana Boggenes, who was eating her cider doughnuts in a parking lot because she was afraid to go near yellowjackets. “They want your food, and they won’t leave,” said Janet Armil, who still remembers when she was stung by a bee when she was 7 years old.

While you can’t always avoid these bugs in public, DeGennaro has some tips to steer clear of the stingers at home, especially when tending your gardens and lawns. “They can nest in the ground, in the gap between bricks or siding, or they can build a physical nest in a bush,” DeGennaro said. The holes in the ground are the size of a quarter. DeGennaro says to avoid running your lawn mower near the holes or hives. Doing so can actually aggravate them. While stores sell sprays and traps, DeGennaro advises you call an expert because one hive can house thousands of yellowjackets.

Source: Why are so many yellowjackets buzzing around Southeast Michigan? – CBS Detroit

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Millions of bees get loose after truck carrying 400 hives crashes in Texas: “Please remain indoors”

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Beekeepers in protective suits working with beehives in a flowering meadow with a swarm of bees above

Millions of honeybees escaped into a rural Texas neighborhood after a semitrailer carrying about 400 hives tipped over, officials said. Emergency officials in Orange County, Texas, shut down roads in the area Sunday morning and warned residents to stay in their homes while crews worked to unload the trailer and salvage as many hives as possible. The county is located east of Houston and borders Louisiana. “Please remain indoors,” Orange County Emergency Services wrote on social media. “An 18 wheeler carrying beehives has turned over and there is a heavy presence of bees in the area.”

No bee stings or serious injuries were immediately reported. Officials haven’t identified the owner of the hives. Christie Ray, who owns nearby Queen Bee Supply, said volunteers from three or four other beekeeping businesses in the area went to the crash scene Sunday to help. “They just help each other, that’s what they do,” Ray said. “The beekeeping community is a great community.” The company posted a video and multiple images from the scene, showing beekeepers working together to salvage the hives.

A semitrailer carrying about 400 beehives toppled over, allowing millions of bees to escape into a rural neighborhood in Orange, Texas, on June 21, 2026.  Christie Ray/Queen Bee Supply via AP

A photojournalist from CBS affiliate KDFM also captured video despite being stung , the station reported. Chris Moore, owner of Moore Honey, along with his son and several employees, joined the effort to help the bees, but he estimated that only about a quarter of the 408 hives will survive. It mostly depends on how many queens remain alive after the crash, he said. The potential impact on a beekeeping business following a loss like this depends on the size of the apiary. Moore pointed out that the keeper is losing not only the hives but also the revenue they could be generating. “It’s a big loss,” Moore said. “Any time you lose that many in one shot, it’s a big loss.”

It’s common for large beekeeping operations to move hives around the country to provide commercial pollination for agriculture in places like California and to follow blooming seasons throughout the South and the Midwest for honey production. The hives that crashed Sunday had only traveled a few miles on a trip to North Dakota when the truck driver took a wrong turn and ended up in a neighborhood with narrow roads, Moore said. The driver was trying to navigate a tight corner when the trailer fell over. Other local keepers have put out catch boxes to collect remaining strays, but it will likely take a while for the insects to clear out of the area, Moore said. “We appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation as crews work to safely resolve this incident,” Orange County Emergency Services wrote on social media. 

Source: Millions of bees get loose after truck carrying 400 hives crashes in Texas: “Please remain indoors” – CBS Detroit

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