How to Get Rid of Sweat Bees Around a Pool

Written By
Alicia Bodine
Alicia Bodine
Published: Dec 4, 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read

Things You Will Need

  • Dish soap
  • Water
  • Empty spray bottle

Sweat bees can become a pest, and definitely a health concern for anyone who is allergic to bee stings. It is best if you get rid of the sweat bees that are hanging out near your pool.

  1. Pour a quarter of a cup of dish soap in to an empty spray bottle.

  2. Add one cup of warm water and stir the two ingredients together.

  3. Squirt the sweat bees that are located near your pool. The bees will die.

  4. Keep the spray bottle handy so that you can continue to squirt all of the sweat bees you see for the next few days. Eventually there will be no bees left to go back to the hive and tell the other sweat bees where the water is. Your pool will then be free of sweat bees.

Alicia Bodine

Alicia Bodine has been a professional writer for 13 years. She has produced thousands of articles for online publications such as Demand Studios, GoBankingRates and WiseGeek. Bodine is passionate about gardening, travel, education and…

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