Insects and Spiders

• Ants
  The majority of insect stings in the U.S. come from yellow jackets, hornets, wasps, bees, and fire ants. These insects occur throughout the U.S. except for fire ants which are found only in the Southeastern states.
• Bees
  Bees, bees, bees!  We are the BEE EXPERTS!  If you are craving some of the finest Missouri honey products, you’ve come to the right place.  If you have a bee problem, we can help you with that too!
• Wasps
  Yellow jackets, hornets, and wasps can sting repeatedly. Honeybees have barbed stingers which are left behind in their victims’ skin. These stingers are best removed by a scraping action rather than a pulling motion which actually squeezes more venom into the skin.
• Flies
  European settlers introduced honeybees to North America during the 1600’s. The Native Americans called them the “White Man’s Flies.”
• Hornets
• Yellowjackets
• Stinging Insects
  Stinging insects are most active during the summer and early fall when nest populations can exceed 60,000 insects. These insects are most dangerous in the vicinity of their nests. A passer-by is viewed as a threat to the safety of their home and is often chased out of the area by a sting(s).
• Mites
  Beekeepers constantly battle disease and pests to keep our bees alive and healthy. The wild or “feral” colonies must fend for themselves and, as a result, a large number have succumbed to the parasitic mites that were discovered in the United States in the early 80’s. If you would like to learn more about the pests and diseases that are hurting our wild and kept bee populations, we suggest visiting the USDA Bee Lab webpage.