Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
around my house I could use to get rid of them??
I have done web searches of them and that stuff is costly
I wounder if any of you have tried anything around you House to get rid
of them? and what works???
Thank-you,
Stephanie Cunningham
[email protected]
On Mar 22, 4:03 am, [email protected] (Stephanie S. Cunningham)
wrote:
> Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
> around my house I could use to get rid of them??
>
> I have done web searches of them and that stuff is costly
>
> I wounder if any of you have tried anything around you House to get rid
> of them? and what works???
>
> Thank-you,
> Stephanie Cunningham
> [email protected]
Not certain what type of bees you have (are you sure they are not an
Africanized variety) I had a colony of honey bees establish a hive in
a spot between the eaves and chimney. Needed to get a 32' ladder and a
bee keeper to remove them. The honey bee is protected and should not
be destroyed.
Joe G
On Mar 22, 8:18 am, [email protected] wrote:
> I get the carpenter bees every spring. I've found 2 things that
> work. First squirt the holes they make with wasp/hornet spray.
> Second, when they are mating they hover. I take a badmitten raquet
> and play beemitten. Slower than spraying but more fun.
Fill in the holes and then take a fine mesh screen and cover the
wood areas that are exposed. They only like certain types of wood to
build nests in, so give them a home of that type of wood elsewhere.
They are very good pollenators and some greenhouses actually raise
them to do just that.
On Mar 22, 12:48 pm, "Roger" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mar 22, 8:18 am, [email protected] wrote:
>
> > I get the carpenter bees every spring. I've found 2 things that
> > work. First squirt the holes they make with wasp/hornet spray.
> > Second, when they are mating they hover. I take a badmitten raquet
> > and play beemitten. Slower than spraying but more fun.
>
> Fill in the holes and then take a fine mesh screen and cover the
> wood areas that are exposed. They only like certain types of wood to
> build nests in, so give them a home of that type of wood elsewhere.
> They are very good pollenators and some greenhouses actually raise
> them to do just that.
The ones I have like CCA treated SYP.
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On Mar 22, 3:20 pm, "efgh" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Stephanie S. Cunningham" <[email protected]> wrote in messagenews:[email protected]...
>
> > Thank-you to those of you who responed, and if any of you think of any
> > other ways that might help let me know! Thanks again for your help!
>
> > Stephanie Cunningham
> > [email protected]
>
> Are they territorial like wasps are? Lee Valley sells a fake wasp's nest
> that you can hang to deter other wasps from making a nest in that area.
Wasps are also sensitive to hydrocarbon vapors.
We kept them out of a shed by putting beercans partly filled
with sand and kerosene up into the soffetts. That wouldn't
work out in the open. I don't know if it would work on carpenter
bees.
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Roger wrote:
> Fill in the holes and then take a fine mesh screen and cover the
> wood areas that are exposed. They only like certain types of wood to
> build nests in, so give them a home of that type of wood elsewhere.
> They are very good pollenators and some greenhouses actually raise
> them to do just that.
Thy are, in fact, sold to home gardeners for that very purpose.
Bill
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him really know what he's talking about.
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Bill in Detroit wrote:
> Roger wrote:
>
>> They are very good pollenators and some greenhouses actually raise
>> them to do just that.
>
> Thy are, in fact, sold to home gardeners for that very purpose.
>
Agreed - I had wondered what all the fuss was about. If they're drilling
holes where you don't want them, make up some bee boards for them. Do a
Google.
We have one or two that nest in a beam just above our front door every year.
They seem to re-use the same holes. Fun to watch and never a problem. If I
thought they would sting I'd get rid of them as my wife is allergic to
stings.
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Thank-you to those of you who responed, and if any of you think of any
other ways that might help let me know! Thanks again for your help!
Stephanie Cunningham
[email protected]
Try it with a small board...
The "Thwack" when you get a homer is quite satisfying!
Tom
<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I get the carpenter bees every spring. I've found 2 things that
> work. First squirt the holes they make with wasp/hornet spray.
> Second, when they are mating they hover. I take a badmitten raquet
> and play beemitten. Slower than spraying but more fun.
>
"Stephanie S. Cunningham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
> around my house I could use to get rid of them??
>
> I have done web searches of them and that stuff is costly
>
> I wounder if any of you have tried anything around you House to get rid
> of them? and what works???
>
> Thank-you,
> Stephanie Cunningham
> [email protected]
>
Do you mean carpenter bees? They look like bumble bees but bore into wood
and are quite obnoxious. I've had them but don't know how to get rid of all
of them, but individually I can tell you they don't like taking on the gas
powered string trimmer - sends them flying. Good luck.
"Tom Bunetta" <[email protected]> wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> After finding small piles of sawdust below a woodrack outside, I
> discovered the 3/8th" hole they had bored.
*snip*
Did they at least bore the hole straight? It sure would save on drill bits
if you could get them straight and different diameters! :-)
Puckdropper
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"Stephanie S. Cunningham" wrote
> Yes Carpenter Bees is what I am talking about! I have also hear them
> called wood bees! YES they do look like Bumble Bees!
>
> I do NOT Like them!
>
I fill the holes with an acetone-based wood filler (available at the small
chain hardware stores such as Ace Hardware and the like). I do this in the
evening when they've settled in for the night. The result is that the
acetone quickly kills them, the hole is filled, and if you color matched the
surrounding wood, you're left with some minor sanding when all is hardened.
I've trapped them inside their hole during the day ... their cell mate
usually hangs around but doesn't start a new hole (usually) ... that's when
the tennis racket gets used.
Best thing I ever saw was one carpenter bee was staying JUST out of reach of
my garden hose ... hovering over the house roof, when a swallow came
swooping down from behind and scooped the bee out of mid-air. Gotta love the
food chain.
Fill those holes with the acetone-based putty and you'll be happy. It's
amazing just how many holes a few bees will make ... snuff 'em early and
you're done for the summer.
Regards,
Rick
I usually just fill the holes with silicone caulk. They don't like it and
you can splat them if they come back and try to get in. If you catch them
inside, they won't be getting out. Usually 2 or more holes are connected.
"Stephanie S. Cunningham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
> around my house I could use to get rid of them??
>
> I have done web searches of them and that stuff is costly
>
> I wounder if any of you have tried anything around you House to get rid
> of them? and what works???
>
> Thank-you,
> Stephanie Cunningham
> [email protected]
>
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Are you referring to Carpenter Bees? They don't like painted surfaces
I've read. Also post to alt.home.repair where there might be more
experience.
On Thu, 22 Mar 2007 03:03:08 -0500, [email protected] (Stephanie S.
Cunningham) wrote:
>Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
>around my house I could use to get rid of them??
>
>I have done web searches of them and that stuff is costly
>
>I wounder if any of you have tried anything around you House to get rid
>of them? and what works???
>
>Thank-you,
>Stephanie Cunningham
>[email protected]
I had Carpenter Bees in my cedar sided house. the stuff I got from
http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/index.htm took care of them in a hurry!
This site also has a wealth of good advise and information. Be advised that
carpenter bee males, make all the fuss and noise but can't sting. Females
are more docile, and less threatening but will sting if strongly provaked.
Since the chemical has to be sprayed on and in the holes they make, a ladder
is necessary and the males will probably buzz around. But they can't hurt.
This stuff will last nearly all season and if preventive measures are taken
after applying, the bees won't return.
Good luck...
-roger-
"Stephanie S. Cunningham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
> around my house I could use to get rid of them??
>
> I have done web searches of them and that stuff is costly
>
> I wounder if any of you have tried anything around you House to get rid
> of them? and what works???
>
> Thank-you,
> Stephanie Cunningham
> [email protected]
>
Jerry - OHIO wrote:
> Ping pong paddle with 6 ft. handle
In my misspent youth when one could obtain Freon to run it the M-19A
Annihilator BB machine gun
http://www.geocities.com/bbmachinegun/review9.htm was good medicine for
any kind of flying insect.
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to email, dial "usenet" and validate
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
"Stephanie S. Cunningham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thank-you to those of you who responed, and if any of you think of any
> other ways that might help let me know! Thanks again for your help!
>
> Stephanie Cunningham
> [email protected]
>
Are they territorial like wasps are? Lee Valley sells a fake wasp's nest
that you can hang to deter other wasps from making a nest in that area.
After finding small piles of sawdust below a woodrack outside, I discovered
the 3/8th" hole they had bored.
I didn't have insecticide handy, but did have carb cleaner spray which I
shot into the hole(s)...
The racket was something to hear, gave a new meaning to the term death
rattle. Now and then one survived long enough to crawl out far enough to
drop on the ground... no further effort needed on my part to help 'em along.
Tom
"Stephanie S. Cunningham" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Do any of you have a Problem with wood bees? If so IS there anything
> around my house I could use to get rid of them??
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