I’m not sure if I have a carpenter bee problem. For the first time in the 5years I’ve lived at this home I can’t go to my backyard without being hassled by carpenter bees. They seem to be pollinating a bush that separates me and my neighbors townhome yards. The problem is that the bush […]
carpenter bees in adobe walls
It is pretty clear we have carpenter bees and although we have some wood (porch overhangs), our entire house is old adobe brick. There has always been round holes in the brick and I am wondering if these carpenter bees are nesting in the adobe. Is that possible? Can carpenter bees burrow through adobe walls? […]
drione and cypermethrin for bees
i am a landlord with a few buildings–can i purchase Diazinon or similiar for ants ….and drione and Cyperthin for bees. the bees i have are the size of a pinky that are boring into my cedar home..they fly like a freight train-very slowly…are the above chemicals correct for these bees-mine are much bigger than […]
carpenter bees drilling pressure treated wood
I have a question, will carpenter bees make a nest in pressure treated wood? Yes. Pressure treated lumber is generally well protected against decay fungi and most insects that eat wood. But remember, CARPENTER BEES aren’t eating the wood. They’re only drilling through it. I’ve seen plenty of nests located in pressure treated lumber so […]
bees flying around vinyl siding
what if bees are still flying around eaves after vinyl siding has already been put on? If you read our CARPENTERBEE CONTROL ARTICLE, you’ll learn this bee will “over winter” or live in nests when it gets cold. Every spring they’ll want to emerge. If you covered any nests with the vinyl and failed to […]