RBLapham
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As in post #2, Cheap enough to give them a try. I use them on the front porch and deck and it seems to work for bees, carpenter bees, wasps etc.
Ouch, those reviews don't look too good.As in post #2, Cheap enough to give them a try. I use them on the front porch and deck and it seems to work for bees, carpenter bees, wasps etc.
No kids etc but I'm pretty good with a lead rope with a knot on the end! I've heard about the paper bag thing, may have to give that a try. I've hit them hard with brake cleaner, WD40, chain cleaner... they just go dry off and come back for more! And I haven't found a insecticide that works yet despite manufacturer's claim of instant death!
What kind of structures are these with wood bees 40 feet overhead?Thanks for the links, I’ll certainly try this on the lower more accessible ones but the ones that are 30-40 feet up are out of the question.
During the day they seem to hang out around the shed row barn, flying around. I was hoping to find something that will just kill on contact like a fly spray would.
Maybe I need a flame thrower
My pole barn is something like 35-40 feet high (guessing but visualising two 16’ boards on end it’s more than that ) and a centre isle barn with hay loft is around 25-30’. The other two barns are just single story fortunately.What kind of structures are these with wood bees 40 feet overhead?
Tried that. Smells nice but ….I have read that carpenter bees hate citrus oil or spray. Maybe try squeezing a lemon/lime/orange by the hole just to try it.
I’ve tried a couple of brands, not sure if chlorinated or not. I hit one today with chain cleaner ( a bit like brake cleaner ) , little bugger dropped out the sky then buzzed around furiously on its back for about a minute ……. then flew away. I thought it was dying, in agony but turns out it was just rolling around laughing at me!!When you used the brake cleaner was it the chlorinated stuff? I have never seen any flying insect able to resist chlorinated hydrocarbons of any sort. Brakleen comes in two types, chlorinated and non-chlorinated.
Eric
Tried that tooI do not believe that
Permethrin
has been mentioned ,, yet,,
I mix 1/2 ounce of this in a 32 oz spray bottle,,
I have seen the carpenter bees drop almost like they were hit with 22LR shot.
This spray is great on stink bugs,, etc,,
I spray it around the house eves in the fall, to eliminate spiders (we are overrun with spiders in the fall)
I have used this on hornet nests, ground bees,, any insect that I am tired of,,
When you calculate the per quart cost,, this stuff is cheap fun for insect hunting,,