• Appear as mostly black, typically 3-4mm in size.

• Can be found anywhere dark and enclosed. Commonly found in guttering, pipes, meter boxes, tree branches and stumps. 

• Nests can obstruct drainage or cover metering systems.

• Entry to nest is usually covered in a hard dark brown resin. 

• Live inside the nest with around 1-15 outside guarding.

• Also called 'sugarbag bees', 'stingless bees' or 'bush bee'.

• Sometimes swarm around nests and may look like small flies.

• Do not sting, but may bite.

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We do not remove common honey bees, which are the yellow and black striped bees.