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Specialists Remove Killer Bee Hive In La Mesa
March 28, 2009SAN DIEGO -- The dangerous killer bees that swarmed a handful of people in La Mesa Wednesday -- sending people to the hospital -- are finally gone, we reported.
However, experts said the threat of another Africanized bee hive is still very real.
By first light, when bees are less active, Mike Zito and Bill Rider of Anthony's Bee Removal begin to suit up.
The men are going to attack the problem from the inside out, by first sealing off a back bedroom.
"When the time comes we'll be able to get to them," said Rider.
As they lay out their tools to get started, they truly have but one task in mind.
"If you don't get the queen, she'll just take off and start a whole new set up," said Rider.
No one wants a repeat of what happened Wednesday, when a colony of Africanized bees began to swarm and attacked resident Jack Coker.
"He was stung on the face. He got stung on his ear and his neck," said Coker's daughter, Sue Halvin.
Coker's wife was also stung at least 50 times.
By the time Zito and Rider got the wall open they found an 8-foot high, three-inch deep ugly looking mess.
Even though the men used a solution to knock the bees out, not all of them were cooperating.
"You got a few little stragglers crawling around here, and it's going to be a sticky mess from here on out," said Zito.
The men had to peel away one layer at a time, estimating that as tall and as thick as the hive is, it could have been in the house for as long as five years.
"There is another queen out there that just hatched and is out there and starting up another hive just like this," said Zito.
Killer bees (or Africanized bees) can be very dangerous, and it is advised for anyone encountering them to call the authorities immediately. Return to San Diego Local News Roundup
