In the late afternoon, casting a shadow near them may cause a disturbance, the bee experts say. To escape a deadly attack, run away, and don't swat the bees. Swatting will only make more bees want to sting you. Run inside and shut the door if possible, Jackson recommends. If a pet is trapped in a cage or even the back yard, open the gates so it can escape, and turn on the sprinklers or hose.
Bees stop flying when their wings get wet.
Pest control experts recommend calling a beekeeper to remove any bees, or an exterminator with a high-pressure hose to kill them. Any time you see nests near the ground, especially under mobile homes or in and around water meters or in holes or cracks in building walls or tree cavities or drainage pipes or junk piles, you should suspect Africanized bees and call an exterminator. Don't try to spray them yourself, Jackson says. In fact, he recommends staying away from all bees, just to be safe. Fleas, ticks and mosquitoes Fire ants and killer bees sound more exotic and dangerous, but in Texas, ticks and mosquitoes present a bigger health problem during the summer.