Not sure about Maine, but here in Fla., we often apply treatments to areas where swarms have vacated. If not, a cluster of bees can remain for several days, getting more agitated as food stores are consumed. It becomes a public health threat, especially for a municipality. We are frequently called to such sites after beekeepers remove a swarm and refuse to return and clean up the leftovers. Except for a label I'm unfamiliar with, it looks like the pest control company did just fine to me... of course I am one of those despised "Pest Control Operators". boo! Richard Martyniak On 06/29/2012 6:13 AM, Karen Thurlow-Kimball wrote: > Part of the problem with pesticides is applying them when they are not > needed which happen here along with being very uneducated about honey bees...... *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm