Africanized Bees

We just had a "bee ball" removed from a tree in our yard, basically a queen landed on a branch and all her drones followed resulting in a swarm of bees all congregated on a branch. Think of a basketball of buzzing, squirming bees. Our exterminators came out, sprayed, killed them, discovered they were just starting to lay wax on the branch to start a hive and that was it. He warned us we may see bees for a day or two and we did see a few in the general area, but not very many more than we'd normally see on a pollen ridden tree, and then that was it. Is the hive still there or has it been removed? If it's still there, I'd call the city first thing in the morning and tell them about the disappearing exterminator and the hive still being there. Tell them you and your children have been stung and you expect it to be removed immediatly. If the hive is gone, but the bees are still there, still call the city, but let them know you're still having a bee issue and ask them to send the exterminator again. Exagerating the number of times you and your children have been stung might light a fire under them too. Good luck!

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We have a bee hive under our house it is honey bees we called a beekeeper and they are coming to get them tomorrow.
After the hive is removed the residual bees will die off with out the hive it is their food source. Africanized bees are very aggressive with out being disturbed. Your normal honey bee will pretty much leave you alone unless you disturb their nest or actually touch them. ie. they are on a blueberry and you reach down and pick it , they are going to sting you. What kind of bees are they ? Honey bees, yellow jackets, carpenter bees?

The smoke does not stun the bees it causes them to think the area they are in is on fire and they gorge themselves on honey so much they are unable to sting. In preparation to move if they have to. If they aren't honey bees the smoke won't work.

I used to be a property manager at a big outdoor mall, and we had tons of colorful flowers, and lots of trees... and this was very attractive to bees. We had to have them removed all the time. If the hive is against a building, unfortunately the bees can't be "relocated." They have to be exterminated. This takes a matter of minutes, from what I have observed. If the hive is in a tree or bush, it can usually be relocated by a beekeeper, and they "stun" the bees with some kind of smoke and then take the whole hive - which only takes a few minutes as well.

If the bees are still there, the guy didn't do anything, and needs to come back out ASAP to take care of the issue.

You didn't mention if you called the exterminator to ask why he left? Or how do you know for sure that they are Africanized bees? Did the exterminator identify them? Usually if the company is good, they know their bugs for the local area.

You said it is on city property and you called the City for removal.
So... instead of calling the pest company .... I would just call the City, again... and ask what happened?
Tell them the bees are still there... tell them it is a safety hazard because there are kids in the area... and if anyone gets stung... then their neglect of the problem or lack of follow-up is at fault.
That should get you an answer.

Call the City back. It is on their property... and they are responsible for it.... if the hive/bees are still around... and they did not get rid of it... then they should have to put up a sign/notice that there are Africanized bees.... because, what if someone ends up in the hospital???/

all the best,
Susan