The European honeybees break off the attack as soon as the invader draws back from the hive but the Africanized honeybee will follow for more than half a mile. The Africanized honeybee does not appear to be losing this aggressiveness as they spread. They will become spread throughout most of the United States, at least the south, within a few years. The full economic and social effect of this invasion cannot yet be predicted. South Americans now understand that this honeybee has a temperament of a yellow jacket and leave them alone.
Honeybees nest inside a cavity usually located above the ground and make a wax honeycomb.
Hornets and the paper wasps make nests of a gray papery material. The wasp nests are generally small with open comb while the hornet nests are shaped like an inverted teardrop enclosing the comb. These nests can be in a cavity above or below ground or in the open on a branch. Bumble bees, Carpenter bees, and the solitary bees are very varied in their nesting sites and habits. Only the honeybee colony winters over.