swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Insects in the ground or bricks? Berkeley. - Webster Street, and The Uplands

[Gerald Przybylski (gtp000000]

    There were two hotline calls yesterday that turned out to be large
    numbers of native bees on the ground.
    
    The ones on webster street look unusual. They're flying into a hole
    under some bricks.  They don't look much like honey bees to me, from
    the video.
    Jim Novocil looked at the ones on The Uplands and concluded they are
    not honey bees either. 
    
    Doris, on Webster street, is looking for an accurate identification,
    and some hints at mitigation. 
    I am a bit out of my depth, once I've mentioned
    https://helpabee.org/ out of the UC Berkeley Dr. Frankie native bee
    lab. 
    
    Any entomologist is welcome to dig deeper.
    
    Jerry

On 3/13/26 1:57 PM, Archie Richardson via swarm-list wrote:

I was there, I called, I knocked on the door, to no response. I looked all around the front yard. I saw nothing . That includes wasps.

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On Friday, March 13, 2026, 7:43 AM, ofmindtoseek via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

II could check it out today. I’ll be over there around one.  

On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 9:32 PM Paula Breen via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Insects possibly in the ground or living inside of a brick structure in Berkeley. The caller was a little confusing. She said she was going to send a video but never did. I'm guessing this is probably yellow jackets or possibly bumbles but could somebody in the neighborhood check it out possibly tomorrow?

Doris 5104091030

2746 Webster St

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