UofA Agricultural Communication Systems Presents...

Homeowner's Guide to Safe Honey Bee Swarm Control

Presented by The University of Arizona Agricultural Communication Systems

A new VHS Video Cassette from the
Urban IPM Program
College of Agriculture
The University of Arizona
and
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service

At last, here is a just-released VHS video tape on what homeowners in Arizona and elsewhere in the United States can do to protect their homes, property, along with their families, pets and livestock from potentially lethal defensive attacks by Africanized honey bees.

This video is designed to teach you how to safely and effectively remove unwanted swarms of honey bees on residential and commercial property when hiring a pest control operator is not possible, or too expensive.

Experts from the University of Arizona and the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide a wide range of information, including:

Ways to bring honey bee swarms under control
The proper attire and necessary equipment to use
Tips to help avoid stinging incidents
Basic background biology about honey bees

The video "The Homeowner's Guide to Safe Honey Bee Swarm Control" (in NTSC VHS format) is available for $30.00 each, from the Agricultural Communications Systems at The University of Arizona.

You can send a form with the following information or call at the telephone numbers listed below: include your name, address, city, state and zip code.

Please make checks payable to "The University of Arizona" and mail to:

Agricultural Communications Systems
Attention: Video Dept.
The University of Arizona
715 N. Park Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85719

Voice: (520) 621-7180
Facsimilie: (520) 626-8688

Advance Praise for this new video

"The Homeowners's Guide to Honey Bee Swarm Control should be seen by anybody who ever has to deal with a swarm-- whether homeowner, exterminator or fire department. It is timely, well done and much-needed."

Kim Flottum
Editor,
Gleanings in Bee Culture
"Congratulations on producing a well-constructed video on safeguards against bee attacks. The instruction is certainly needed in all areas of the United States."

Dr. Harry Laidlaw
Professor Emeritus
Department of Entomology
The University of California at Davis
"This is an excellent "how-to" video that tells property owners what to do with unwanted bees in easy-to-understand language using everyday household products."

Dr. James Tew
Extension Specialist for Apiculture
Ohio State University
"Easy to follow practical guidelines for the informed homeowner in urban as well as rural settings."

Dr. David Kellum
Senior Economic Entomologist
San Diego County Department of
Agriculture/Weights & Measures