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Carpenter/wood bee extermination
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:33 pm
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:33 pm
Just moved into a new house which is 95% wood inside and out and we have an infestation of carpenter bees making themselves at home on the outside of the house (front and back porch). Too far along to prevent the damage but I just want them to go away.
Thinking about just getting a tennis racket and just hunting them one by one. Anyone ever had any success getting rid of these things?
Thinking about just getting a tennis racket and just hunting them one by one. Anyone ever had any success getting rid of these things?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:36 pm to CajunCommander
I think they sell some traps to catch them and I also see no reason why spraying some insecticide on the house wouldn't work....however, that wouldn't be nearly as fun as a tennis racket...
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:42 pm to CajunCommander
Spray all the wood with Bora-Care
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:00 pm to Spankum
The traps look to be very effective. You can make them yourself.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:18 pm to CajunCommander
I recently saw somewhere where someone made a cheap trap that worked great. I saw it either on here or reddit, can't remember.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:44 pm to chalupa
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I recently saw somewhere where someone made a cheap trap that worked great. I saw it either on here or reddit
it was probably on both...op should just search youtube for "carpenter bee trap" or something like that...
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:54 pm to Spankum
Thanks for the help fellas. I'll research the trap tomorrow.
If that doesn't work.... My tennis racket will get much use
If that doesn't work.... My tennis racket will get much use
Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:16 am to CajunCommander
Spray a product called "Warhawk" around your place. I get it from some of my buddies that sell farm chemicals. It's an insecticide that kills everything short of a Maltese. Wasps, bees, spiders, snakes, feral cats, etc. One spray leaves a residual for about 3 months. Same active chemical the the Orkin man sprays,
Posted on 5/21/15 at 6:19 am to CajunCommander
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tennis racket
FTW.
Works on wasp too when they are starting to build a nest. Don't want to piss off a huge nest by killing one of their own Andy Roddick style...
Posted on 5/21/15 at 6:43 am to CajunCommander
Posted on 5/21/15 at 7:06 am to CajunCommander
Had the same problem when I moved last year. I went after them with a racket last year and thought I made a good dent in the population. But this year they came back twice as strong. I learned that around every hole there are at least 2 bees. The male bee is the one on the outside defending the hole and the female is inside the hole having babies and making it larger. The racket usually only allows you to get the male and not the females and babies when they hatch. So I went to Chastamt Bros. in Lafayette and got 2 different sprays. The first spray I had to spray in an around the holes the bees have made. This killed all the bees it came into contact with. The next day there were dead bees everywhere and hanging out of the holes. The second spray was a repellent that drives away any bee that wasn't killed. They then recommended caulking the holes, and reapplying the repellent before the start of spring next year
Posted on 5/21/15 at 7:07 am to CajunCommander
I have done the tennis racket thing. However, when I got to about 75 and they were still around I gave up. They were in the privacy fence and something about the location made it the ideal home, ie, when the original tenants got swatted many were in line to replace them. (and I realized if I killed 75 with tennis racket and they never stung me, they weren't much of a threat). SO, try something on the professional side, sprays or whatever.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 7:28 am to Bayou Teche Bengal
Had a termite guy come by the house for and inspection and treatment and I asked him about the bees This guy is a long time exterminator and an entomologist. Said a little know method is to use WD-40.
Spray it into any holes the bees make to kill the eggs, that’s the issue. The female lays her eggs in that hole and they hatch out, so simply killing the male or female does you little to no good. The WD-40 actually softens the egg shells and they never hatch. Set a couple traps out and spray every hole you see.
Spray it into any holes the bees make to kill the eggs, that’s the issue. The female lays her eggs in that hole and they hatch out, so simply killing the male or female does you little to no good. The WD-40 actually softens the egg shells and they never hatch. Set a couple traps out and spray every hole you see.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 7:34 am to CajunCommander
sixer of miller high life and a tennis racket.
Spent many a day as a teen clearing out the camp this way.
Spent many a day as a teen clearing out the camp this way.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:00 am to CajunCommander
WD-40 in every hole, take the red stem and put it as deep as you can in the nest, wait a while bee comes out and dies. then fill hole with spray foam or anything to stop easy access, Tennis racket is fun.
This post was edited on 5/21/15 at 9:05 am
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:14 am to coreybdx
Permethrin in a spray pump in the hole. Bee falls out on dies. Fill hole with steel wool and caulk or wood puddy the hole.
I catch them in my pool net because they stay high where I can't reach. Drown them in the pool.
I catch them in my pool net because they stay high where I can't reach. Drown them in the pool.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:19 am to CajunCommander
If you purchased this house there should have been a WDIR (wood destroying insect report) as part of your closing documents. Carpenter bees are a wood destroying insect. If there were active insects or evidence of such Not mentioned on the WDIR the company that issued the report is responsible. The document has a 90 day warranty but it has been my experience that they will deal with it even if you are past the warranty period.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:28 am to CajunCommander
.22 shotshells, #12 shot.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:41 am to CajunCommander
My parents house had a bunch in a cypress wood railing when I was a kid...
Dad and I spent hours honing our marksmanship with BB guns
Dad and I spent hours honing our marksmanship with BB guns
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