If concerns about the bee population have scientists worried, the 25,000 that recently died in Oregon this past week have not helped things.

"I've never seen an incident on this scale," said pollinator Mace Vaughan.

The bees were first spotted by Target shoppers in the shopping center parking lot, where thousands of bees were found dead, clustered under linden trees, reported CBS News.

It is unclear as of now whether the bees died of natural causes, or were poisoned by insecticides.

"We can't say for sure that it is something that they put on the tree because these trees are European Linden trees, which have been known to be toxic to bees," says conservationist Rich Hatfield.

"It brings it home that we've got a lot of work to do to learn how to not harm these insects that are critical to our food supply."

But not all seems lost for the agriculturally significant insects, as they seem to be thriving in Albuquerque and perhaps even terrorizing residents.

According to krqe.com, huge swarms of bees have burrowed into residents' backyards, porches, and doors.

"Going in and out of their front door can be, how would you say it, frightening," mused insect controller Ed Costanza.

According to Costanza, there's been a twenty-five to thirty percent increase in swarm calls this summer, and it's only going to increase from here on out.

A logical reason for the increase could be the recent concern for bee population decline, which has increased the number of beekeepers breeding them in their backyards.

"They don't understand the second year when starting bees that they began to build up very quickly."