swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Extraction - East Bay Regional Parks

[Gerald Przybylski (gtp000000]

    Whoa.
    The swarm list volunteers had a conversation, sort of, with some
    representatives of EBRPD.
    The end result was that if park visitors called reporting swarms or
    bee trees, etc, they were to be referred to EBRPD Rangers.
    If the rangers chose to call in to our swarm list volunteers, we
    would try to do what they asked for. 
    
    They have a policy on letting nature do what nature does.
    It's technically illegal to Take Stuff (from nature) out of EBRPD
    parks.  No mushrooms. No native plants. No swarms, etc. 
    
    That's the policy we swarm list volunteers are operating under. 
     The park management decides. 
    If you hear a request from a random employee, including a ranger, I
    think it's best to make sure any relocation has the blessing of
    management. 
    
    Cheers.
    j

On 4/1/26 3:24 PM, realrambo--- via swarm-list wrote:

I had the pleasure to answer a call from

Mr Elio DeGiuseppe senior vector control biologist on 2 very well established bee colonies within East Bay Park District , the Vector control

Has a completly way to approach both swarm and establish bee colonies , 

The actions you are describing are far from being the Vector control mission statement .

Perhaps it is time to give them that presentation . 

Mr DeGiuseppe did not call me out of the bleu , but from the ACBA , they are not a bunch of pesticide happy folks walking around .

That is preseservation not extermination true to their mission statement..

Perhaps we could give them a presentation both in a yard and their offices .

Everyone win . 

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On Wednesday, April 1, 2026, 12:20 PM, Claire Lussier via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

These folks were intentionally misleading. This is a well established colony with brood and a bunch of dead bees under the car. I was hired to do the work but someone at vector control has a buddy who will give it a shot for free. I was assured he would not intentionally kill the bees. 

	Claire Lussier M. (510) 590-1789

On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 3:02 PM Bees & Beeks via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] alamedabees.org> wrote:

Joe 510-507-2532
1511 163rd #67
San Leandro, CA 94578

Bees swarmed car on Friday.  They kept waiting for bees to leave on their own.  Instead bees follow them for miles.  This tells me there’s now an established hive in or on the car.  If lucky it’s just under car, or it maybe inside door panel and require knowledge of removing door panel.  Or worst inbetween undercarriage and car seat! It’s a new car.  Car extraction can get messy. 


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