Many of you have asked me over the past couple of weeks to spray bees in bunkers. I have found a couple nests and took care of them, but many of the insects you are seeing are actually Cicada Killers. They are larger than yellow jackets and much more intimidating, but do very little harm.
Cicada Killers will swarm over the sand, but are not an aggressive insect toward humans (even when we are raking the sand). The females utilize their stinger to attack cicadas for food for their larvae and the males have no stinging capabilities. Unless you grab one, step on it with bare feet, or happen to have one get trapped in your clothing, you should have no issues with them.
Yellow Jackets are extremely protective of their nest and will swarm immediately if you are even within a couple feet. They love to burrow in bunker faces and natives. You most likely will not even see them until it is too late. Please let me know if you see any nests out there and we will take care of them. We mark these areas during the day and spray them before the sun comes up to ensure most of the population is in the nest.
Can't we all just get along???
Cicada Killers will swarm over the sand, but are not an aggressive insect toward humans (even when we are raking the sand). The females utilize their stinger to attack cicadas for food for their larvae and the males have no stinging capabilities. Unless you grab one, step on it with bare feet, or happen to have one get trapped in your clothing, you should have no issues with them.
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