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Mason bee

…noted that there is a big difference between the mason bees and plasterer bee. Mason bees build their own nests using brickwork, where plasterer bee dig their nests into the brickwork, and thereby damaging walls. Appearance Mason bees can be easily be confused with other species of bee. They have, like most bees, six legs, transparent wings that lie flat on their backs when resting, and of course feelers on their heads. The mason bees can vary in…

Plasterer bee

…can be difficult for an ordinary person to distinguish between a plasterer bee and a honeybee, or a completely different kind of bee. Which type of species that just flown past one really do not matter unless it stings. The plaster bee is in general not aggressive, although they have a sting. In a completely normal situation, however, there is not much to be afraid of when one crosses path with a plaster bee. Appearance A plasterer bee simply look…

Bumble bee wax moth

…included in the name of the moth. For the larvae are often found in bumble bee beehives. But a bumble bee beehive is just one in a series of nests where bumble bee wax moth can make itself comfortable. They also like to settle in wasp nests or bird nests. In rare cases, they may even seek out a honeycomb. Inside the bumblebees’ nest, the bumble bee wax moth lives on the organic material found, such as the content of flower dust in the wax pots. Bu…

Honeybees

…n take up to 10 collection trips. Damage Honeybees are often confused with Mason bees. But there is a difference between the two types of bees. And honeybees do no harm the house, even if they are building their nest under the roof or in the cavity wall. In fact, honeybees are a valued source in our gardens. It is as described those who help to pollinate the garden’s fruit trees, berry bushes and flowers. Therefore, one can advantageously attract…

Mason bee

…access to the outside world. Apart from the fact that it may sometimes block a lock with mud this is a completely harmless species. Mason bee cells with pollen and larvae…

Bee stings

…hrough breeding they have become extremely peaceful. The notorious “killer bees” (Africanized honey bees) are a crossing between European bees and an African species that was bred in South America in order to have a more sturdy and active bee. Unfortunately, they are also very aggressive and difficult to deal with, but stories that they seek out and attack animals and humans are exaggerated. What to do about the sting? The stinger should be remove…

Honey bee

…ey bees as pollinators cannot be overestimated, and their honey has always been much sought after. Honey bees live in colonies with a highly developed social organization, which go on from one year to the next. Each colony consists of a queen, a small number of males or drones, and a large number of workers, perhaps 10,000 to 20,000. As the central figure in the colony the queen is continuously fed and tended by• the workers, as she concentrates o…

Mining bees

…high locations. Mining bees also belong to a broader term, namely solitary bees. Lone bees can live together, but they can just as well live on their own, which of course is very different from what is usually understood by bees that live in hives. Appearance As there are so many different species of mining bees in Denmark, it can be difficult to set a clear framework for what a mining bee looks like. However, you can generally recognize a mining…

The honey bee

…Honey bee Almost all honey bees, Apis mellifica, live as livestock in designated hives, however, wild swarms can settle and adapt in cavity walls, chimneys or hollow trees….

Aphomia sociella

…l, e.g. the wax cells and their con- tent of nectar and pollen in a bumble bee colony, but they may also attack the bee larvae. When fully grown the moth larvae leave the nest in a body and in a sheltered spot nearby they then spin a communal cocoon, which may contain hundreds of pupae. The buttery yellow larvae of the bee moth crawl on the litter’s common web of pupa cocoons. They have gnawed their way into a white foam sheet These are commonly f…

Bumblebee

…ir nest does not seem nearly as neat and tidy as you know it from the honeybees. Bumblebees do not grow the same cubist or regular cell division as honeybees. In them, storage jars and larval chambers are mixed in between each other. Damage The bumble bees are not harmful to humans. On the contrary, they are a great gift for the garden that one should welcome and cherish. This is not least due to their important role as pollinators of fruit trees…

Davies’s Colletes

…cm long and it is filled with a mixture of pollen and nectar. When it has been completed the bee lays an egg in it, seals it with a lid and starts on the next cell in the series. Normally there are 2-8 cells in each tunnel. The larvae which hatch from the eggs feed on the stored food, overwinter in the cell, pupate in the following spring and emerge as adult bees, usually in early July. In normal circumstances the damage done by these bees is fai…

Bumble bees

Bumblebee, tree bumblebee Unlike the honey bees, in which the whole colony survives the winter, a bumble bee colony only lasts for a single season. This means that all the workers die in the autumn, so that only a few young mated queens survive and spend the winter in hibernation. The bumble bees seen in March flying low over the ground are usually these young queens, just emerged from their winter quarters, and now searching for suitable places…

Index

…y Bats droppings Bed bug faeces Bed mites Beech marten faeces scent tracks Bees Beetles Bird fleas Biscuit beetle Biting housefly Biting lice Black rat droppings Black vine-weevil Blattel/a germanica Blatta orientalis Blattodea Blowflies Body louse Bombus hypnorum Bombus lapidarius Booklice , Bostrychid beetles Bostrychider Bostrychoplites cornutus Brown dog tick Brown house moth Brown rat droppings Brown-banded cockroach Bumble bees Butterflies C…

Life cycle

…s’ larvae. Other cells are used to store honey or pollen. The entire honey bee family overwinter. During the winter, the bees get by with the food they have collected during the summer – or with the sugar, the beekeeper has given them in exchange for the honey. Therefore, they are at full power already in the early spring. The swarm. After reproducing heavily in late spring, the hive is often too small. This stimulates the workers to raise a numbe…

Solitary bees

…small, grayish or dark species. Most look like small versions of the honeybee. They are called solitary bees because they do not live in the colonies. Each female bee builds its own nest, lay eggs and gather food for the larvae by herself. Depending on the species, solitary bees can build nests in the ground, in plant stems, in holes in walls or in woodwork, and the nests can be built from different materials such as clay or plant parts. When fee…

Index

…in bug Back swimmers Balaustium murorum Bat fleas Bat itch mite Bee stings Beekeeping Beetles Bird fleas Bird mites Biting midges Black ants Body louse Bombus Borrelia Browntail moth Bryobia praetiosa Bumblebee Burrows Butterflies Butterfly dust Canine itch mite Canine nasal mite Carpet beetle Carpoglypus lactis Cat fur mite Centipede Centipedes Ceratophyllus gallinae Ceratopogonidae Cercariae Cheyletiella Cheyletiella blakei Cheyletiella parasito…

Drone fly larva

…can come forth from the rotting carcase of an ox. The myth appears to have been old in the time of the ancient Egyptians where both the bull and the bee were sacred animals, and in somewhat altered form it found its way to the Bible where Samson, after having killed a lion, finds both bees and honey in the mouth of the rotting carcase. There are also numerous references to this phenomenon in Greek and Roman literature. The myth continued right up…

Bees

…(Latin: Superfamily Apoidea) Bee – this is a honey bee…

Bees

…Bee Solitary bees (p. 180), honey bees and bumblebees (p. 179) can all sting. The sting of a small solitary bee is normally very mild, but a bumblebee sting may be very painful. On the other hand, it is very unusual for bumblebees to sting and in fact they have to be very severely provoked before they will do so. Honey bees will attack and sting if their hive is threatened, or of course if they are picked up….

Patchwork leafcutter

…(Latin: Megachile centuncularis) Patchwork leafcutter This bee sometimes builds in the woodwork of houses. Patchwork leafcutter on flower visit in blue cornflower It lines the cells with regular oval pieces of leaf which it cuts from plants with smooth leaves, sometimes roses….

Hornet stings

…ed. As for the seriousness of the stings, it is the same as with the honey bee, and you should take the same precautions if stung. However, there is no stinger to remove. Because of its size and deep humming sound, the European hornet can seem threatening. Many feel that getting stung by this hornet equals certain death. However, it is not more venomous than its smaller relatives, but, naturally, it holds more venom. A rule of thumb is that a Euro…

The reesa vespulae

…dult and larva. In North America, where it is found in nature, it lives in bee hives and wasps’ nests. It feeds on dead insects, but it can also live on other dried animals and plants. It can act as a pest in fruit storages. It rarely does any damage in private households. It lives hidden and eats crumbs, bird seed and dead insects. Males of this species have never actually been found and the females lay eggs that develop into larvae without being…

Woodwasps

…luish black with yellow or reddish stripes, as we know it from the classic bee or wasp. The wasps lay eggs, which subsequently develop into larvae that can grow up to 4 centimeters long. The larvae are white yellow with three sets of breast feet, and at the tip of the hind body they have a short and dark thorn. Biology and behavior The appearance of this pest can be frightening to many and result in panic. Here, it is important knowing the differe…

The prune mite

…in dried fruit, especially prunes and figs. It can also be found in honey bee hives. Its development takes place over a number of phases, as with the other mites. First, eggs that are attached to the substrate with a stem. Next, a six-legged larval phase, two or three 8-legged nymphal stages and finally adult males and females. Generation time is 9 days during optimal conditions at 25 ° C and 85% relative humidity. Prune mite A female mite can in…

Bees, wasps and ants

…d narrow, clear wings, and the hind wings are smaller than the fore wings. Bees, wasps and ants have slender waists in the front of the abdomen. They have “wasp waists”. It allows the abdomen to move freely, and helps the animals when they sting. With the exception of most ants and a few bees, most of the hymenoptera females have stings. It consists of three needle- or blade-shaped parts. In some species, it is exclusively used as an ovipositor du…

Prevention and control

…lking barefoot in flowering clover meadows or among other flowers that the bees are attracted to. Honeybees are useful animals. Not only because they collect honey, but especially because they pollinate many important crops. However, it is legal – and reasonable – to fight colonies that have settled in unacceptable parts of a house and no beekeeper wants to collect it. A thorough, repeated dusting of the hive entrance with an insect powder will qu…

Bumblebees

…big, strong and furry bumblebees of the genus Bombus. In contrast to honey bees bumble bee colonies only live one season. In the autumn all the workers and the old queen die. There are some young queens who – after having mated – goes into hibernation and thereby saving the family through the cold period. Early the next spring, they come out and find suitable places to establish new colonies. Most bumble bees construct their nests in the ground, i…

Control

…In most cases, having a bumble bee family in the house poses no problems. They are, as mentioned, peaceful, and they make themselves useful by pollinating crops in the garden. In the rare cases when they are not tolerated, they can be controlled in the same manner as honeybees….

Animals in masonry and insulation

…Mice and rats Glass wool used for insulation might not appear to be a very suitable material for nests but in spite of this, mice and rats will gnaw tunnels through it and construct their nests in it, thus reducing its effectiveness as an insulator. Bumpble bees Bumble bees may also establish them- selves in insulating material, but the damage done will be local and not very serious. When tufts of insulating material appear under the eaves it wil…