Official Site of the Royals · Mar 9, 2016
Conservation prompts Yost's concern for bees
3/8/16: Royals manager Ned Yost discusses the bees that swarmed the field during their Spring Training game against the RockiesSURPRISE, Ariz. -- Royals manager Ned Yost has no issue killing deer, or other wildlife.
So you may wonder why Yost has been so consumed with the well-being of the honey bee population. Yost was angered last Spring Training when a swarm of honey bees that delayed a game in Tempe, Ariz., was exterminated, calling the act "mass bee genocide."
A swarm of honey bees also has invaded Surprise Stadium several times this spring, and the swarm delayed Tuesday's game when it landed on a Royals ball bag near the dugout. A local exterminator was called.