What does summer smell like? Fresh cut grass, burgers on the grill, corn on the cob?Memorial Day is literally right around the corner so we’re gearing up for our annual BBQ with friends, family, food and fun. What are your weekend plans?

The weather is heating up and flowers are in bloom. You may notice an increased number of bees buzzing around your yard, pollinating your plants. There are about 20,000 species of bees in the world!

Use caution this weekend when playing outdoors and always wear your shoes! Ground bees, such as solitary bees, wasps or yellow jackets, make nests in the ground and will sting when aggravated. Another type of bee, the Carpenter bee, is a wood boring insect, drilling holes through soft wood in order to lay eggs and protect their larvae. Keep an eye out for them around your deck as they could harm the structure.

Have you noticed either of these types of bees at your house? Don’t let them ruin your Memorial Day BBQ! Call Catseye Pest Control today to protect your home and your family.

That’s right. When the weather heats up, you may notice Carpenter Ants. Carpenter Ants inside your house may indicate that a colony is present within the walls of your strucure. Call Catseye today for a full inspection.

A single bee hive can produce between 25-100 lbs of honey!

The weather could not be better. The grill is heating up, the dogs and burgers are almost done, the beer is ice cold, the music is playing and everyone is having a great time.? However, you and your guests are not the only ones.? Since Bees, Hornets, Wasps and Yellow Jackets love to party as well, you need to be careful.? The last thing you need on a perfect day like today is to have these unwanted party crashers disrupting your party.? You may ask, who invited them anyway?? ?Depending on where you have placed your flowering plants, you may have been the one asking them to join the fun and food.? It’s usually at this time that you may observe that spring and summer ritual, that interesting dance.? You know which one; the hands and arms flailing wildly, the fancy skipping along with the crazy body gyrations.? The dance is a result of these party crashers attacking you and your guests. We may get a good laugh as we watch someone unwittingly perform that interesting dance for us, but if they are allergic to their sting, it’s not a laughing matter.?
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The weather is getting warmer and the flowers are blooming, emanating the sweet smell of spring and summer.  We have been waiting for this time all winter long.  However, we were not the only ones.  Bees, Hornets, Wasps and Yellow Jackets have been longing for this time as well.  As we begin to work on landscaping, seeding our lawns and planting our favorite flowers, they are eager to assist us with our work.  In what way you may ask ?  They are the major pollinators of flowering plants and assist in the reduction of many insect pests. Therefore, this makes them a very beneficial group of insects.   They are identified as either solitary (live independent of a colony) or social (live together in a colony).  Understanding their behavior, social or otherwise, will provide us with important information that may allow us to avoid a nasty encounter.  
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