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Local bee information
Bee control in Utah
Learn what to look for around your property, explore your city, and ask about an inspection or a quote.
Bees in Utah: what to know
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 Utah: what the public record shows
Before you compare quotes, it helps to know which bees actually live in Utah, when they are busiest, and what the state figures look like. Everything below links to the agency or university page it came from.
2008
Africanized honey bee first detection in Utah
AHB is now established in southern Utah counties.
Utah State University ExtensionEmery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Kane, San Juan, Washington, and Wayne
Counties with established AHB populations
'A single sample of bees collected in Sevier County in 2023 tested positive as Africanized' but that county is not yet considered established.
Utah Department of Agriculture and FoodBee species recorded in Utah
- 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…
- Bumble bees (Bombus spp.) — Social native bees; 'Nests are initiated by a single female (queen) in the spring' in 'a small cavity like an abandoned rodent burrow' (WSU). They 'can sting multiple times; sti…
When bees are busiest in Utah
Bumble bee 'queens start new every spring; colonies grow throughout the summer months' (USU); honey bee swarms are a spring event along the Wasatch Front and can be Africanized in the southern counties.
USU: Africanized and European honey bees 'are visually indistinguishable from one another'. For nuisance bumble bee nests in structures USU describes applying 'a non-repellent insecticidal dust in and 6 inches around entrance hole(s) at night' and then sealing voids.
Rules that apply in Utah
For context, nationally
Sources: Utah State University Extension; Utah Department of Agriculture and Food; CDC MMWR; Honey Bee Colonies (August 2026); African Honey Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Killer Bee (EENY-429 / IN790); Apidae: Bumble Bees (Bombus spp.) — Hortsense. Figures are quoted as the source prints them. How we check our sources
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