HawkinsHollow
Veteran Member
It is that time of the year again, carpenter bees coming to get your wood structures. I had pretty bad issues over the years with the beasts.
Last year I started a program to eradicate these pests and keep them from eating my structures. I used a combination of a spray to treat the wood in the worst hit spots and a powder to dose their holes. I felt pretty good about it last year. After the first treatment I noticed CONSIDERABLY less bee activity.
Year 2 is starting out as I had expected. Some are coming back, but not in the numbers of last year. So I will make the same treatments as last year where needed and repeat.
Carpenter bees are pretty predictable, they are not hiding as they eat your house, their big fat bodies are buzzing around letting you know exactly where they are doing their damage. For this system to work one must be vigilant. Look for them, observe where they are doing their damage and then pounce.
Good luck, stay strong and you too can beat the bees!
Last year I started a program to eradicate these pests and keep them from eating my structures. I used a combination of a spray to treat the wood in the worst hit spots and a powder to dose their holes. I felt pretty good about it last year. After the first treatment I noticed CONSIDERABLY less bee activity.
Year 2 is starting out as I had expected. Some are coming back, but not in the numbers of last year. So I will make the same treatments as last year where needed and repeat.
Carpenter bees are pretty predictable, they are not hiding as they eat your house, their big fat bodies are buzzing around letting you know exactly where they are doing their damage. For this system to work one must be vigilant. Look for them, observe where they are doing their damage and then pounce.
Good luck, stay strong and you too can beat the bees!