Residents in a Peoria neighborhood have been getting stung left and right over the last few weeks, and finally, action was taken to stop the attacks.
Pest companies call this time of year in Arizona "bee season." Hives are all over the place, and some are even buried underground.Typically, we're talking about a hive being on a roof or somewhere on a building structure. This one was on a hillside underground.A swarm of Africanized bees buzzed everywhere before being controlled by Aaron Lorti with AZ Bee Kings. Peoria resident Sandi West had a problem, so she called Lorti."There was a swarm under the deck," she said.
The phone is always ringing," Lorti said.With the hive this deep underground, the only option was to fog them."These things are just attacking too many people, so when it comes to that, I don't mess around, so we don't want anyone getting stung," Lorti said.The trek down was steep."It's tough to get here because it's in the wash," he said.Once he made it down to the hive, he was immediately surrounded. They gave off an attack pheromone.
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