15,000 Bees Removed From Equipment at New Orleans Airport

A team of bee removal experts were summoned to Louisiana's largest airport to remove more than 15,000 swarming insects that had taken up residence on a piece of equipment.

Craig Forsythe of Bee Guyz LLC said he and his team responded Sunday to Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans after being contacted by Delta Airlines workers.

Forsythe said about 15,000 honeybees were found swarming on a piece of equipment used for loading and unloading luggage from planes.

Forsythe told WDSU-TV the bees were safely removed and relocated to a "special place."

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/05/24/bee-removal-Armstrong-International-Airport/5821653419338/



Not sure what they mean by "relocated to a special place."

But at a guess, a bee keeper's place? IAE, can you imagine trying to do your job around that many bees? I wonder what attracted them in the first place.

15,000 would be a small swarm. Maybe the size of a basketball.

Big enough to not want in your luggage!