Carpenter Bee Control » how to http://www.carpenterbees.com How to treat carpenter bee nests and prevent them from drilling. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:11:45 +0000 en hourly 1 admin admin Just another WordPress weblog No No carpenterbee videos http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/carpenterbee-videos.html http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/carpenterbee-videos.html#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:16:58 +0000 admin http://www.carpenterbees.com/?p=130 Just added a carpenterbee video playlist page which features some excellent closeup footage of them in action. Some of the other videos included show how to use the various equipment needed and how to treat their nests.

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]]> Just added a carpenterbee video playlist page which features some excellent closeup footage of them in action. Some of the other videos included show how to use the various equipment needed and how to treat their nests.

]]> http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/carpenterbee-videos.html/feed 0 get rid of carpenter bees http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/get-rid-of-carpenter-bees.html http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/get-rid-of-carpenter-bees.html#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 15:51:35 +0000 admin http://www.carpenterbees.com/?p=89 I need to get rid of carpenter bees that are drilling into my deck. I see at least 5 holes but suspect there could be more. When do they drill their holes? I never saw anything happening. The only reason I even found the holes is because there was a lot of powder on the patio under the deck. It looked like someone was drilling holes there was so much powder and when I looked closer, I could see perfectly clear holes in several floor planks of my deck. Do I need to replace them and what can I do to get rid of them?

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]]> I need to get rid of carpenter bees that are drilling into my deck. I see at least 5 holes but suspect there could be more. When do they drill their holes? I never saw anything happening. The only reason I even found the holes is because there was a lot of powder on the patio under the deck. It looked like someone was drilling holes there was so much powder and when I looked closer, I could see perfectly clear holes in several floor planks of my deck. Do I need to replace them and what can I do to get rid of them?

Carpenter bees can drill holes quickly when wood is unfinished and untreated like most of the wood found on the bottom side of a deck. Now that you're aware of them it's a lot more likely that you'll see the activity when it first starts next season. The good news is you can stop them from both drilling and nesting if by following the directions on how to treat explained in our CARPENTER BEE CONTROL article.

To get rid of the carpenter bees that are nesting now, treat their holes with DRIONE DUST in the late evening after they've returned to the nest and are settled. Use 1/2" CORKS to seal the holes after you've dusted them and let them remain open for at least two days. Keeping them open will insure all the carpenter bees using the nest will enter and be killed; sealing them will allow the treatment to last for a long time which is key for killing the larvae that will be hatching next season.

To get rid of carpenter bees that are coming around to drill new holes, spray the CYPERMETHRIN on all exposed wood you have on you home. Carpenter bees will tend to look in areas close to where they've already been nesting so the existing nests will be attracting more bees until it's treated. Renew the Cypermethrin application once every 1-2 weeks if you keep seeing them around; eventually they'll move away as this treatment will tend to repel them from the area.

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]]> I want need to do some serious carpenter bee extermination. I have 20-30 of them drilling my back deck and it's starting to look like swiss cheese. Can I just spray them all down with the Cypermethrin or do I have to dust all the holes too?

Definitely dust the holes too. Successful carpenter bee extermination will only happen if you dust them with the Drione as explained in our CARPENTER BEE CONTROL article. Since the eggs, larvae and pupae reside in their holes, you must have something there to kill off the developing bees. Drione will be key if you want to be rid of them once and for all.

]]> http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/carpenter-bees-extermination.html/feed 0 How to get rid of carpenter bees http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/get-rid-of-carpenterbees.html http://www.carpenterbees.com/how-to/get-rid-of-carpenterbees.html#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:32:21 +0000 admin http://www.carpenterbees.com/?p=30 I'm seeing carpenter bees flying around the front of my house. I don't think they're nesting yet but they won't go away. How do I get rid of carpenter bees – what do I have to do to make them leave? I did have some holes in my fence but I treated them and sealed them up last year. Could these be the same bees?

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]]> I'm seeing carpenter bees flying around the front of my house. I don't think they're nesting yet but they won't go away. How do I get rid of carpenter bees – what do I have to do to make them leave? I did have some holes in my fence but I treated them and sealed them up last year. Could these be the same bees?

Carpenter bees tend to return to areas where good nest sites can be created. If you had them nesting last year, chances are high some more will come around looking to make new nests in the same location. Do a good inspection to make sure they haven't drilled new nest holes yet. Carpenter bees are mostly active in the spring, which is now, and this is the time to spray with some Cypermethrin over the wood where they want to drill new nests. This will stop them and make them move elsewhere. If you do find new holes, be sure to treat with the Drione.

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