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Lake Tahoe Fun Fact: Meat Bees

September 17, 2020 by Skyler Monaghan

Meat bees can be pesky, especially when trying to enjoy a picnic with lake views. Did you know that meat bees are not bees at all, but yellow jackets? These wasps don’t eat our food, but take the meat back to the hive to feed the larvae. Here’s a quick tip: Irish Spring soap is known to repel the yellow jackets.

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