Carpenter Bee help?

[fisherman jon]

is there any other remedy besides a tennis racket?

[grumpy]

B-B gun and a six pack. On a serious side, I use malathion and mix it heavy (double) and spray at dusk. Works pretty well for me.

[Barnyard]

B-B gun and a six pack.

Or would that be a Bee Begone?

[Bill Hudson]

Try this for potential remedies:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/pdf/2074.pdf
and from NC State:
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/carpenterbees.htm

Hope this helps.

Bill

[Bill E Bob]

B-B gun and a six pack.

Or would that be a Bee Begone?

[fisherman jon]

thanks guys. these thing are going drive me crazy.. or eat the house down... don't know what will come first.

[OliverFarmall]

If whatever brand bee/wasp killer isn't doing the job...as terrible as this sounds BRAKE CLEANER (like you'd buy at Napa in the aeresol cans) will drop them mid-flight. It's the only thing I found that will kill them other than smooshing them individually.

[salamonius]

Wait till evening and look for all the little holes they "drill" in the wood and caulk them up with the bees in them....