Carpenter bees!!!!!

[RollingsFarms]

Anyone feel like sharing tips on dealing with carpenter bees? Anyone tried any of the traps? Are they legit or just junk? These things try to eat up my tractor shed every spring and I need to know how to get rid of these stupid things! A tennis racket is fun but doesn't seem overly effective.

 

[JeremyL]

Traps work for me. Clean, effective, cheap.
You need to get some 10 year olds with badminton rackets to really go to town on the bees.

 

[PhysAssist]

I made a few traps late last summer (too late for most of them), & was still pretty impressed with the #of bees we caught.

So over the fall and winter months when I had time, I made abunch more- I will be going out and hanging them soon.

I just wish I knew what the optimal placement of the traps should be.

 

[the old grind]

Just got Agri Supply monthly catalog. Nice looking bee traps for ~$20. (buy one & duplicate?)

A reviewer says if no bees, just move to another spot. You may have to find that best spot by trial & error. May be more tips/trick in the included instructions.

btw, friend had a door header that was full of holes so he sawed it lengthways after replacing. Interesting pattern of tunnels, 1' or so long runs with short branches like rail yard stubs angling off to the side(s). Something packed into each stub-like 'pocket'. Wish I had taken pics. Might have taken years to tunnel but they had pretty much Swiss-cheesed the whole timber.

 

[JSanders10]

Yes, the traps work. At least, they catch carpenter bees and the occasional fly or wasp.
The ones I have are of this pattern

 

[DrRod]

I have a condo with cedar siding that has been decimated by bees. They make such perfectly round holes in the door sills so one guy thought he'd punish them by stuffing a lite cigar into the hole. Fortunately, the fire department was able to stop the spread of the fire beyond his unit, which was a total loss. In any case, we had Bayer, OK State [known for entomology], and various other experts and nothing worked. Eventually, we replaced the siding with a composite that they don't like.

 

[PhysAssist]

Just got Agri Supply monthly catalog. Nice looking bee traps for ~$20. (buy one & duplicate?)

A reviewer says if no bees, just move to another spot. You may have to find that best spot by trial & error. May be more tips/trick in the included instructions.

btw, friend had a door header that was full of holes so he sawed it lengthways after replacing. Interesting pattern of tunnels, 1' or so long runs with short branches like rail yard stubs angling off to the side(s). Something packed into each stub-like 'pocket'. Wish I had taken pics. Might have taken years to tunnel but they had pretty much Swiss-cheesed the whole timber.

29. Make A Homemade Carpenter Bees Trap And Get Rid Of Carpenter Bees | Bee

This one uses 3/4 pine boards to make box traps.

http://www.myfrugalhome.com/how-to-build-a-carpenter-bee-trap/

IDK why it says Forbidden, when the link is valid.

This one uses 4"x4" lumber and mason jars. I used 4x4's, but put an overhanging 1/2" pine board roof on and used either plastic or glas jars with plastic lids drilled out in the ctr and screwed to the bottoms.

Carpenter Bee Traps. Tricks for Fast Insects Elimination

Make Your Own Carpenter Bee Trap | Checking In With Chelsea

Carpenter Bee Traps - DIY Bee Traps & Bee Butter Bait

How to Deal with Carpenter Bees | Today's Homeowner

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/carpenterbees.htm

And that is all I know.
Thomas

 

[SPYDERLK]

Stuf gasoline soaked cotton into each hole. Use badminton rackets on visible bees for rewarding sport.

 

[PhysAssist]

Stuf gasoline soaked cotton into each hole. Use badminton rackets on visible bees for rewarding sport.

In the logs of my house?!!??

I think not!!

Although I do have a racquetball racquet that I use to smash them- it is more sporting, and rewarding.

 

[SPYDERLK]

Stuf gasoline soaked cotton into each hole. Use badminton rackets on visible bees for rewarding sport.

In the logs of my house?!!??

I think not!!

,,,,,Why ?