Albert W Needham wrote:
 
> I received the following message.
>
> Could someone in Michigan thereabouts help
> these folks out.
 
I am pretty sure that the insect to which this message refers is a
hornet.It is very likely that within a short time their nest will be
visible somewhere on that tree.
Look for what I like to describe to inquiries as "gray, paper mache,
chinese lantern looking object dangling from a limb.  Also recommended:
stay away from it. Get a professional to remove, if you wish it
removed.  Hornets are pretty aggressive. Us old-timers, remember with
amusement the old cartoons: hornets chasing a kid who dared
hit the nest with a stick, etc.
Best regards.
Dr. Rodriguez
Virginia Beach, VA
 
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> My uncle owns a boathouse around where I live in Michigan, and just
> recently...he found an unusual type of bee swarming around a tree
> nearby.
>  Could you help us find out what type of bee it is?  It would help us
> out
> a
> lot.
>
> Here is what I was told it looked like:
>
> a little bit larger than a yellowjacket either dark black or dark
> brown
> colored body & (i don't know the proper termilogy on bees, so im going
> to
> have to pinch hit) it had a white spot on its head and another one on
> its
> tail
>
> If you could help us out, we would really appreciate it, if not thank
> you
> for
> your time anyway.
>
> Sincerely,
>        Goofy12345
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> Thanks,
>
> Al,
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