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Bee control in Alabama

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Bees in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

Conditions vary across the state. Choose your city below, then describe what’s happening around your home or business.

What to note

Where you see bees, how long it has been going on, and anything you’ve already tried are the most useful details to mention.

A useful next step

Ask about an inspection, what treatment would involve, and whether follow-up visits are included. You don’t need to identify the problem yourself before getting in touch.

Local research

Bees in Alabama: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which bees actually live in Alabama, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.

Bee species recorded in Alabama

Western honey bee (European honey bee) (Apis mellifera) — Managed colonies are surveyed by USDA NASS in the listed states; swarms leave hives in spring and move into wall voids, chimneys, and trees. If a colony is killed and not remove…
Africanized honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellata hybrids) — Visually indistinguishable from European honey bees; far more defensive and swarm more often. 'They entered Texas in 1990, Arizona and New Mexico in 1993, and California in 1994…
Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) — Large black-and-yellow bee with a shiny bare abdomen that bores round, about 1/2-inch tunnels into unpainted softwood trim, decks, fascia and railings. 'There is only one specie…

When bees are busiest in Alabama

Spring swarm season; carpenter bees active from late winter.

UF/IFAS lists Alabama among states where African honey bees had been found 'As of 2012'.

Rules that apply in Alabama

EPA bee advisory box label language for neonicotinoid pesticides (2013)

For context, nationally

788 deaths (an average of 72 deaths per year) — Sting deaths, hornets/wasps/bees, 2011–2021. CDC MMWR
84% — Share of sting deaths among males, 2011–2021. CDC MMWR

Sources: CDC MMWR; Honey Bee Colonies (August 2026); African Honey Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Killer Bee (EENY-429 / IN790); Carpenter Bees. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Bee control in Alabama

Bees in Alabama: what to know

Around Alabama

What to note

A useful next step

Bees in Alabama: what the public record shows

Bee species recorded in Alabama

When bees are busiest in Alabama

Rules that apply in Alabama

For context, nationally

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