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Tanya Latty, Associate professor, University of Sydney

Help, bees have colonised the walls of my house! Why are they there and what should I do?

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Have you spotted a swarm of flying insects emerging from a wall? Or noticed a buzzing noise coming from inside the house?

If this sounds familiar, a colony of European honeybees (Apis mellifera) may be making their home in your walls.

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