2008 Woodie Awards
Big bee bunch buzzes blue Blazer
Steven Piper
Issue date: 9/4/08 Section: News
Maybe they confused the SUV for a VW Bug. Maybe they didn't like Fords. For some unknown reason, student Robert Garcia's blue Blazer became the unlikely target of a late-summer bee swarm.
With more bees in the air than could be counted, students rushed for cover and the perplexed owner waited for pest control officers to save the day.
"I guess this stuff just happens. I've never seen bees on a car like that though," Garcia said.
Van Leang of Active Pest Control swept up and disposed of five to six pounds of dead bees around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in the parking lot next to Veterans Stadium, according to Danny To, facility manager for the stadium.
To originally discovered the bees swarming around Garcia's Chevy.
In the warmer months, bees including the queen bee tend to swarm from one location to another, in which case, "the worker bees completely surround the queen bee," Leang said.
According to Leang, the queen bee was on Garcia's car. To clean up the mess, Leang used a fan spray, which simulates rain and forces the bees to clump up.
The aerosol compound sprayed out is called ProCitra and does not contain any synthetically-engineered ingredients. The primary ingredient comes from oranges and other citrus peels, making it environmentally safe.
Leang said pest control has come a long way in the 21st century and that most products are environmentally safe these days.
Although Leang had swept up the bees, he suggested that it would be safest for Garcia to get in his car and leave in the evening. According to Leang, bees are less active in the later afternoon hours.
With more bees in the air than could be counted, students rushed for cover and the perplexed owner waited for pest control officers to save the day.
"I guess this stuff just happens. I've never seen bees on a car like that though," Garcia said.
Van Leang of Active Pest Control swept up and disposed of five to six pounds of dead bees around 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26 in the parking lot next to Veterans Stadium, according to Danny To, facility manager for the stadium.
To originally discovered the bees swarming around Garcia's Chevy.
In the warmer months, bees including the queen bee tend to swarm from one location to another, in which case, "the worker bees completely surround the queen bee," Leang said.
According to Leang, the queen bee was on Garcia's car. To clean up the mess, Leang used a fan spray, which simulates rain and forces the bees to clump up.
The aerosol compound sprayed out is called ProCitra and does not contain any synthetically-engineered ingredients. The primary ingredient comes from oranges and other citrus peels, making it environmentally safe.
Leang said pest control has come a long way in the 21st century and that most products are environmentally safe these days.
Although Leang had swept up the bees, he suggested that it would be safest for Garcia to get in his car and leave in the evening. According to Leang, bees are less active in the later afternoon hours.
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