Carpenter Bees ...

[CADplans]

Tried that too

If it failed, it was simply mixed too weak.
The spray that comes pre-mixed is WAY WEAK!!
You gotta mix it yourself, and make it strong enough to drop the bee.

The commercial stuff is making a profit, not killing bees.
they are selling 99.99% water.

D I Y

 

[Southernspeed]

If it failed, it was simply mixed too weak.
The spray that comes pre-mixed is WAY WEAK!!
You gotta mix it yourself, and make it strong enough to drop the bee.

The commercial stuff is making a profit, not killing bees.
they are selling 99.99% water.

D I Y

I mixed my own, not sure how strong I mixed it but I’ll give it another try for sure. Thanks.

 

[CADplans]

The hunting season opened today,,

I bagged four with permethrin,, and one with CCI shotshell,,

One Shot - One Kill

I used a S&W 617 - No Dash, aftermarket rear site,

Muzzleloader season opens Saturday,,,


(LOL!! )

 

[Alan46]

Are they a back east bug? We never heard about them in Oregon!

 

[ponytug]

Are they a back east bug? We never heard about them in Oregon!

Versions of them are out west, too. They are amongst the best pollinators in our area.

All the best,

Peter

 

[kenmbz]

I have seen a few, trap has been put out.
Had a lot of damage from woodpeckers finding them before I did.

 

[Southernspeed]

The hunting season opened today,,

I bagged four with permethrin,, and one with CCI shotshell,,

One Shot - One Kill

I used a S&W 617 - No Dash, aftermarket rear site,View attachment 793895

Muzzleloader season opens Saturday,,,


(LOL!! )

Great fun but around $2 a pop, better get a few of them to line up at once

 

[etpm]

The hunting season opened today,,

I bagged four with permethrin,, and one with CCI shotshell,,

One Shot - One Kill

I used a S&W 617 - No Dash, aftermarket rear site,View attachment 793895

Muzzleloader season opens Saturday,,,


(LOL!! )

How ya gonna cook it?
Eric

 

[ponytug]

How ya gonna cook it?
Eric

Wouldn't that bee ideal for planking?...

 

[BoylermanCT]

I live in a log home and I built 6 carpenter bee traps. A 4" block of 4x4 post with 4 3/8" holes going upward into the block. The 4 holes meet inside the block to a 1/2" hole going straight down. A mason jar is mounted on the bottom of the block. The bees climb into one of the 4 entrances on the side, and then down the main tunnel into the mason jar. They can't get out. Each trap will capture 30-40 bees in a few weeks. I empty them and keep capturing more bees.

Not my video, but this is what they look like:

I have found the wood peckers do way more damage than the bees. They open up the bee tunnels and wreak havok on my log siding, in particular on my garage. The bees don't tend to bore into my log home, just the garage which has log siding on regular stick built construction.