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Originally Posted by romegadave
Having seen all the bug specialists since Flintknappers thread, I was wondering what you folks do about those pesky wood boring bumble bees? Its that time of the year here in Georgia and they are everywhere--been spraying wasp spray into the holes but buying can after can is getting $$$$$$$$. Wood putty just traps them and they just bore out another spot--Thanks, Dave
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Hi Dave,
We have Carpenter Bee's around here too.
They can be kind of hard to get rid of depending on where they are nesting.
I use conventional wasp spray to kill the females (in the nest/bored hole) and also the males (usually flying around).
The eggs in the nest are usually too far back to hit with spray unless applied from my back-pack sprayer.
"Dione" powder will kill the larvae later when they hatch if you can get it into the hole and then seal it up.
The males have a black face, and although they will "buzz" you, they are harmless because they have no stinger.
OTOH, the females "yellow face" can pop you pretty good, so douse them down first, and don't worry about the males.
Usually, they are fairly concentrated...so you kill a bunch of them in just one spot.
Remember:
Males (black face)= No worry (kill them at your leisure).
Females (yellow face)= Make you cry for your mommy (so kill them first and bring help).
Nest (hole bored in wood...makes a turn)= Lots 'O little eggs that will become larvae months later (kill them with Dione dust).
Get after them!