Pests We Treat Photo Album: A Massive Community of Digger Bees in Port Monmouth, NJ
Yard Belongs to Digger Bees
The digger bees were all over the backyard and the front yard!
Where the Grass is Sparse
Digger bees, also called ground bees, are roughly 1/4 to 1/2 inch long and typically nest in areas of the landscape where the grass is sparse or very thin. The female digger bees "dig" nests into the ground that are about 1/2 of an inch deep.
You'll Know When
You'll realize you have a digger bee infestation when you find little mounds of soil with a pencil-sized hole in it. Digger bees are solitary bees that live one colony per hole, but there may be many holes in an area creating a digger bee community.
Getting Rid of Digger Bees
We treated every single digger bee mound with a granular bait. Afterward, we injected a residual dusting application into each one. Both of these treatments will quickly neutralize the digger bees.