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Bee control in Maryland

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Bees in Maryland: what to know

Around Maryland

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 Maryland: what the public record shows

Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which bees actually live in Maryland, 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 Maryland

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…
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…
Rusty patched bumble bee (federally endangered) (Bombus affinis) — 'listed as federally endangered in 2017' (USFWS). States listed are those named in the Xerces Society range description; Xerces reports the species 'declined from an estimated 8…

When bees are busiest in Maryland

'In April or May, the female carpenter bee searches for good nest sites' (UMD).

UMD: galleries 'may extend for 6-12 inches'; multiple reused tunnels 'may weaken wood'. Prevention by maintaining sound, finished wood surfaces.

Rules that apply in Maryland

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); Carpenter Bees; Rusty Patched Bumble Bee. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources

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Bee control in Maryland

Bees in Maryland: what to know

Around Maryland

What to note

A useful next step

Bees in Maryland: what the public record shows

Bee species recorded in Maryland

When bees are busiest in Maryland

Rules that apply in Maryland

For context, nationally

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