Bees force allergic woman to abandon Texas home

[March 03, 2009]  KATY, Texas (AP) -- A woman allergic to bees had to abandon her Houston-area home after the buzzing insects were found crawling in her 8-year-old daughter's bed a few days ago.

The Houston Chronicle reported Saturday that a hive beneath the floorboards is so big that the floor rattles. Bees are also in the interior walls.

Tangela Perkins said she's hired three different exterminators, including spending $1,000 in January to kill the bees, but the insects keep returning.

Perkins said she's had problems with bees at her house for about five years. Experts said the scent of previous bees attracts new ones.

Her homeowners association sent letters asking Perkins to get rid of the bees.

[Associated Press]

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