Walter from Atlanta, Ga writes
I have several honey bee queens going into several small holes around the house that were made long ago by termite extermiators. I never saw this happen before. I have some Drione purchased 1 1/2 years ago. I used duster to apply Drione in some of the holes that I have seen honey bees going into. I have seen one bee going in and out several times over an hour or so while I patiently watched apparently unaffected by the dust. I had expected a quicker result. I say they are queens because, except for a few that seem to have settled on a hole, they appear to be examining potential places to call home. They are fuzzy and have some brown or orange color.
Drione Dust can take time to kill an insect. The bees that have picked up the Drione Dust from the treated holes will die, but not until the bees ingest the dust. When bees walk through a hole or land on a surface that you dusted, they pick up the dust on their bodies. Later, when they groom themselves as most insects do, they will ingest the small dust particles and die soon after. All dust products work better the less you apply. You should only apply a very thin light dusting of the material. So it can take a few hours up to 24 or so to kill them.
Answer last updated on: 03/17/2016
