In the aftermath of recent bee attacks which resulted in four fatalities, the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) has announced that it will soon extend bee removal services to places that are considered residential spaces.
According to a Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) release yesterday, this development was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday after requests were made to the ministry for the bee service to be extended to persons who have issues with wild swarms in their homes.
“GLDA has always been responsible for removing bees from public spaces and buildings such as churches, parks, schools, and so on. In terms of removing bees from residential areas, we’ve been collaborating with the Guyana Apiculture Society to assist with this service because the association would have members in all ten administrative regions who can handle these reports quickly and effectively. Many persons have been making requests for us to assist with extending this service to residential spaces and we are now working to facilitate this. As a government, we want to ensure all of our citizens are safe and have access to all of our services. This is another incentive that the government is offering to the citizens of this country in a bid to ensure quality services are extended while making sure they are safe,” Mustapha was quoted as saying.
