The bees you are seeing in the bunkers are called Eastern Cicada Wasp Killers. Although their large size and swarming can seem intimidating, these bees are non-aggressive. Unless these insects are directly handled, they try to avoid contact and WILL NOT STING PEOPLE. Control of these wasps are extremely difficult, because they do not swarm or have nests. They are a very solitaire bee that prefers to be by itself. The Cicada Wasp killer will be around for 4-6 weeks and we are currently on about week 2 right now (7/11/14.)
The picture to the left is one of the wasp killing the Cicada insect, that it is named after. The picture on the right is a typical burrow that you will see in a bunker edge.
Once again, there is no danger with these bees. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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