New State law may require licensing of those removing bees. For more information see this link: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2012/sep/16/collier-lee-bee-removal-experts-state-regulations/

It is currently a state recommendation that all bee colonies in and around homes be eradicated by a certified Pest Control Operator (PCO). Recent inspections in South Florida revealed that 70 – 90% of wild bee colonies are now Africanized. Approximately 50% of bee attacks are from a known wild colony that owners thought was “tame.”

Learn more about bees at this link: http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/afbee/bee_removal.shtml

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