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fst

04-02-2006 16:12:25

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have we got any bee experts here. i have a large wood deck made out of pine and this time of the year the bees wrap it up. this bee is common to this area, its diameter is about the size between your index and pinky finger, about 1/2 to 3/4 inch in length and has this big yellow hump back. they love old wood. i can even walk through a swarm of them and they will not attack. one of my questions is, do they also live in the ground? since i see holes bored into the ground around house, i know they have homes in the wood because i am finding the holes. whats the best way to get rid of them. i do know they are important for pollination but they also are getting to be problem since this is my home.

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THEkyroastnear

04-03-2006 18:14:14

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

call them wood bees in our area they will not bore into painted wood although not practicle to paint everything. my grandad made an ax handle license plate swatter for them too time consuming for me.true they do not sting but do bite or pinch if really provoked quite painful i must say

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rpg52

04-03-2006 10:38:04

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

My friend had them in the rafters of his house. He eliminated them fairly quickly with a badminton racquet, whacked them until they stopped coming out. Improves your badminton game too! I stopped them with calk, but if you have lots, it may not work.
Ray

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Jubal Lee

04-03-2006 09:00:46

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

I had a problem with those critters. They bored my lawn mower shed full of holes and then these big ole woodpeckers that we call "Indian hens" (actually pileated woodpeckers), they pecked my shed to smithereens trying to get at the bees! What a mess!!!

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JD9295

04-02-2006 22:21:38

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

They are wood bees and wont bother you, just eat all your wood. The things these guys talked about on here will help get rid of them, Ive seen the purple martins go after the ones that were still out when the martins started feeding also, ours have been dwindling each year it seems since our martins stated coming back

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wolfman

04-02-2006 18:41:27

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

If you don't want to kill them but just chase them away, try clorox the area. Won't kill them but they will find a more pleasant smelling habitat.

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fst

04-02-2006 19:11:31

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to wolfman, 04-02-2006 18:41:27

not to sure about that, clorox will just evaporate. but if used as a ground treatment, that is if they are buried in the ground will at least be safe and burn them. i don't know, just want to get rid of them even if i got to kill them. you know it's me or them

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Jim in NC

04-02-2006 18:34:30

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

A product containing Cyfluthrin will get them. Tempo is the most common trade name sold around here. It comes in a liquid or dust. It is not a restricted-use pesticide and is used by exterminators.

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Dave NE IA

04-02-2006 17:55:42

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

We have gotten rid of many kinds of bees by using a bug zapper placed as close as possible and then from a distance with a long pole smaking the nest up. A good exit plan may well be in order. We have a form oiler that holds 10 gallon of fuel oil and old oil 1/2 & 1/2 with a good air compressor hooked on at about 120# to oil down the nest and the wings of anything trying to leave the nest. A cloudy day or real early morning game plan is in order. If they are in the ground you can throw a chunk of screen over the hole before you start the oil process for a speed bump as they come out. Dave NE IA

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Don L C

04-02-2006 18:26:37

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to Dave NE IA, 04-02-2006 17:55:42

Dave----most bees go back to nest after 7PM. each day...after 7pm....using the back side of a garden rake fill the holes in the ground.....now a good covering of Garden "dust" called 7.....the next morning they will dig through the 7....it gets on their legs....they take it back down to the hive..... ..no more bees.....

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Brad Wright of MO

04-02-2006 17:13:33

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

We have a bunch of carpenter bees here in missouri. I just use a can of wd 40 and spray it in there holes and on them if I catch one that is landed.

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fst

04-02-2006 18:11:16

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to Brad Wright of MO, 04-02-2006 17:13:33

so it does sound like they bore in the ground. i will use a ground treatment like chlorine or sevin like keh mentioned, or if possible go with the fuel oil. when the sun sets and the temp. drops they will start going to those holes in the wood. just before sundown this evening i waited for them with a can of hot shot. ha they'll buzz right in front of you waiting for a kill. i got some liquid nails to fill the holes. i only thought there was a few of them. kill one and the replacement is standing by.

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BobMo

04-02-2006 16:53:34

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

KEH is correct. You do not have bumble bees....When you get bumble bees you will know it....

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KEH

04-02-2006 16:15:43

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to fst, 04-02-2006 16:12:25

Try liquid Sevin, mixed according to directions in a pump up sprayer. Spray in holes and on bees. They are called carpenter bees, BTW.

KEH

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BigMarv1085

04-03-2006 17:27:09

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Re: o/t bumble bees in reply to KEH, 04-02-2006 16:15:43

I mix up vaseline and 10% seven dust. Put the paste in a syringe or a tube that fits in a caulking gun. Squirt it up in the hole and leave it alone. When they stick there head in the hole, they get this paste on them and will kill them. They say carpenter bees have a 3 year rotation according to the UGA.

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