Honeybees
- Brownish w/ black bands and fuzzy
- Travel in mass swarms
- Not commonly aggressive unless disturbed
- Commonly nest inside walls, attics and trees
- Produce large amounts of honeycomb
- Nesting areas identified by constant flows of travel in and out of one large spot or large dark masses on trees and shrubbery
- Become very aggressive to spraying w/ water or wasp & hornet sprays
Africanized Honeybees
- Identical to European honeybee in appearance
- Same nesting characteristics
- Can be very aggressive with little or no disturbing
- Easily disturbed by vibrations such as lawn equipment
- Do not like large animals including dogs
- Becoming predominant honeybee species in Florida
Bumblebees
- Large, round, and black w/ small yellow or white bands behind head
- Very aggressive when disturbed
- Commonly found in untrimmed palm trees and abandoned squirrel nests.
Wasps
- Long, thin, segmented bodies w/ long legs (many different colors)
- Can be aggressive when disturbed
- Commonly found under soffits, eaves, fence gates, fence poles, and enclosed places
- Very common throughout Florida
Mud Daubers
- Look the same as other wasps but are very dark blue to black
- Not aggressive
- Feed on other insects
- Build mud packs in corners and under ledgers (including soffits)
- Very common throughout Florida, especially on property close to water
Yellow Jackets
- Small, bright yellow w/ black bands
- Extremely dangerous
- Commonly nest in ground of overgrown areas, untrimmed Canary Island
- Easily disturbed by vibration and close proximity of people or animals
- Constant and direct flight patterns to and from nesting areas
Carpenter Bees
- Looks similar to bumblebees, except larger
- Bore approximately 3/8 " holes into wood - commonly unpainted, untreated facial boards
- Erratic flight patterns
- Commonly seen in Central and Southeast Florida between March and June