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  • Apr 27, 2009, 05:58 AM
    WMYERS74
    Carpenter Bees
    I have a shed in my backyard, it sit on a cement pad about 3-4 inches off the ground. I have carpenter bees drilling holes in the 1x3 under the wood siding in the front of the shed. There are quite a few males flying around to the point that the children cannot enter the yard without being swarmed.
    I am looking for ways to get rid of them. Everything that I have read online is about treating them boring into houses or even sheds, in places that are easy obtainable. I don't know how to go about getting close enough to the underpart of my shed and what would I use to get rid of them. I have read that only the female will sting when provoked, but they are annoying to the family.

    thanks,
  • Apr 27, 2009, 07:13 AM
    KISS

    Yep, they are very annoying. doyourownpestcontrol.com has a few products.

    There is a spray that works directly on the bees and then there is a product called "delta dust".

    You would normally buy a sprayer and spray it into each of the holes, but that can come later.

    They are less active at night.

    If you know where they are exiting, then a small strip of "delta dust" will work effectively. They crawl on it and brig the dust bck to the holes. The dust does not wash off with rain. Odd stuff.
  • Apr 27, 2009, 04:37 PM
    Catsmine
    The best treatment for Carpenter bees is directly into the holes to be certain of getting them. KISS's Delta Dust is a good product but it is rendered inactive by moisture because it clumps together. Preventing them next year will involve sealing the wood with something like a polyurethane or exterior latex.

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