As bees swarm around the valley, here’s some advice for protecting yourself and your homes

After a swarm of bees attacked the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, viewers are looking for ways to protect their homes from the bees.

Putting the Bee in BNP. I knew this match had some buzz around it. Didn't know it had this much. Wow! 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ @Tarp1969 @Qassignmentdesk #TennisParadise #IndianWells #BeeNP https://t.co/sWAY05BVQP

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According to KY-KO Pest Prevention, "In case a swarm of bees attacks you and there is no shelter nearby, you should run through the brush or shrubs to prevent the bees from attacking you."

After watching Carlos Alcaraz get attacked by a swarm of bees at the BNP Paribas Open, we learned that we will see more bees as we approach the spring season.

"There are Africanized honey bees that we have now, says Danny Ramirez, operation manager at Truly Nolen. "But those guys, the kind of took over the European honeybee here in the area. And those are definitely the more aggressive of the two."

He says that during the spring season, they expect to get calls from swarms of bees surrounding homes and backyards, wherever flowers are blooming. "We try our best to relocate them, right?" says Ramirez. "They are a natural pest to the world that we need to survive. I mean, they pollinate flowers, and that allows us to breathe the oxygen we breathe."

Ramirez from Truly Nolen tells us that bees are attracted to carbon dioxide, which we breathe out. Now, we can't stop breathing, but he suggests that you walk away calmly without swatting. "That's what you generally want to stay away from any loud noises, lawnmowers," says Ramirez. "That's why a lot of unfortunate landscapers get stung by them because they got the lawn mowers, they got all these these tools that they use."

At the BNP, Lance Davis, owner of Killer Bee Live Removal, saved the day at Thursday's match, catching the bees. He says he was just doing his job. "They gave me a wave and audience way that was cool, says Davis. "I was like, wow, this football.."

Ramirez says it is a serious issue to be aware of.

"The last thing we want is for someone to unfortunately pass away because you know you're allergic to bee stings," says Ramirez. "I'm a person allergic to a lot of things, and I've gotten stung by bees. Luckily, that's not one of them, but it is painful and can cause death."

A swarm of bees made their way to Stadium 1 during the first set of the highly anticipated quarterfinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. They suspended play temporarily, but the bee issue still swarms around the Coachella Valley.

The BNP social team calls Lance Davis from Killer Bee Inc. an "American Hero." We reached out to Lan

An American hero 🐝 #IndianWells | #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/91owMnJoNi

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