Very Large Reddish Bees (buy, eat, vacation)

[NCBound46]

Sorry I have so many questions about bugs but I just noticed some really large reddish colored bees landing on a tree in my yard.

They just keep buzzing around and landing on this one particular tree. They are a brownish, reddish color. Does anyone know what kind of bees they are?

[JustChar]

If you ever have a question about bugs, bees, insects, or spiders try looking at this really cool sight. If they don't know what it is, they will research it for you. Anyway they are on vacation but on this page is all kinds of bees, I was amazed at the wide variety of bees. RIght down to an assassin bug that kills bees WEIRD! So take a look at these, this sight is so much fun and yet creepy crawly.

http://whatsthatbug.com/bees.html

look down to about the 19th picture.

Char

[Sharpless]

Originally Posted by NCBound46

Sorry I have so many questions about bugs but I just noticed some really large reddish colored bees landing on a tree in my yard.

They just keep buzzing around and landing on this one particular tree. They are a brownish, reddish color. Does anyone know what kind of bees they are?

Are you sure they are bees? I am thinking that the insects you see are not bees but Japanese Beetles. They are common in the area and tend to swarm around a tree when feeding on it. I’m skeptical though because I usually don’t see them until deep in the summer.

[leighbhe]

I too was thinking about japanese beetles which suck! They have bug bags you can buy most places and the will fly in there and die.

The bad thing about these suckers is they can lay eggs in your grass that turn into grub worms and destroy the grass............happened to us with newly planted stuff.

not fun. Don't worry you will see tons of bug bags in people's yards in the next couple of weeks. They can destroy plants quite quickly by eating nice holes in the leaves!

Leigh

[NCBound46]

Thanks everyone. I did a little research and I think I found the culprit. It's a European Giant Hornet. Not aggressive unless you disturb their nest, so I'm not going to worry about them.

[tassy]

Originally Posted by NCBound46

Thanks everyone. I did a little research and I think I found the culprit. It's a European Giant Hornet. Not aggressive unless you disturb their nest, so I'm not going to worry about them.

But the question is, wheres the nest???

[NCBound46]

I'm not sure where the nest is but if I don't see it, I guess it's pretty well into the woods and I'm not going in there.