I beg to differ on the "fabricated scare" comment. Africanized bees can be far more aggressive than European honey bees and their behavior is much less predictable. That said, there has been a huge over-reaction to bees in this country. Which is not doing my garden any favors. I love the wild bees around my yard, as long as they mind their own business. Not thrilled when the scouts start checking out small openings around my house
I had to re-read your post a few times. I just kept thinking. " now why are they having boy and girl scout troops looking at homes for holes? is there a spackling badge I don't know about? I must have missed that leader meeting. "