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City Suddenly Feels ‘The Sting’ of BeesOak Forest animal control officerRichard Fogarty has been busy as a bee lately.The city has suddenly been invaded byswarms of bees. And Fogarty has been chasing them.Fogarty has had seven bee calls in a 10-day period.The calls are coming from all over the city. We have a lot of hives and largenumbers of bees,” he said.Fogarty says he doesn’t have theknowledge or equipment to handle the bees himself.“I HAVE contacted a fellow in Harvey who works with bees,” the officer said. “The only trouble is, he has a regular job and sometimes you have to wait a couple days before he can get out to take care of the bees.”Fogarty said if the bees and hives are on private property, the residents must pay a fee to have them removed.“I don’t know where all these bees are coming from. I don’t remember having so many bee calls,” Fogarty said.A police radio dispatcher, however, said police have had frequent calls for bees during previous years.“In past years we never had an animal control officer. When people called, we either told them the police couldn’t do anything about it or referred them to the public works department, the dispatcher said.A spokesman for the University of Illinois extension service said the early spring and the early blooming of flowers were the probable causes for the exceptional number of bees.The best time to get rid of the bees is during the night hours, according to the extension service spokesman.He added that persons who want to rid their property of the insects can purchasespecial chemicals at garden supply centers.
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Oak Forest Star Herald
Oak Forest, Illinois, US
Sun, May 30, 1976
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