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Bee control in Louisiana

Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.

Bees in Louisiana: what to know

Around Louisiana

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 Louisiana: what the public record shows

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

85,000 colonies

Honey bee colonies, January 1, 2026 (operations with five or more colonies)

Managed hives are the source of the spring swarms that end up in homes and trees; the state table is on page 7 of the report.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

8 percent

Colonies lost, January–March 2026

Percent of maximum colonies lost during the first quarter of 2026 in this state.

USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Bee species recorded in Louisiana

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 Louisiana

Gulf Coast swarms begin in late winter; AHB listed among states with African honey bees as of 2012 (UF/IFAS).

Louisiana is on both the UF/IFAS and UAEX lists of states where Africanized honey bees have been found.

Rules that apply in Louisiana

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: Honey Bee Colonies (August 2026); CDC MMWR; 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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Alexandria

Humid Subtropical · suburban setting

Bee control in Louisiana

Bees in Louisiana: what to know

Around Louisiana

What to note

A useful next step

Bees in Louisiana: what the public record shows

Bee species recorded in Louisiana

When bees are busiest in Louisiana

Rules that apply in Louisiana

For context, nationally

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Alexandria

Baton Rouge

Bossier City

Hammond

Houma

Kenner

Lafayette

Lake Charles

Monroe

New Iberia

New Orleans

Ruston

Shreveport

Slidell

Gretna

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