June 19 through 23 is pollinator week and there is a statewide effort to protect bees and other bugs. This years New York State budget included $500,000 to help protect pollinators.

One local exterminator in Rochester has gone from killing to preserving. 

A swarm is a group of bees splitting from the nest and moving on. This can be a common sight around springtime. Even if it looks bad,  Dale Larnder from Exodus Exterminating says there is nothing to fear. “They’re really harmless,” said Lardner. “They’re very docile.”