Mixing and Using BEE Gone for Carpenter Bee Control

HOME-INVADING PESTS (OUTDOOR USE ONLY)

MIXING INSTRUCTIONS

Mix 1.6 fluid oz. (3 1/4 Tablespoons) of BEE Gone Concentrate per 1 gallon of spray solution to make a
0.5% spray emulsion [1 fluid oz. = 2 Tablespoons (T) = 6 teaspoons (tsp)]. Do not use utensils such as
spoons and measuring cups after use with pesticides.

HOW TO APPLY

Spot Treatment

• Apply a 0.5% emulsion as a pin stream low-pressure spray or as a paint-on application with a paintbrush.
• Treat where pests are found or entry points of the structure such as window frames, doorways,
porches, patios, and foundation.
• Spot-treatment may also be made to garages, garbage cans, and garbage areas.
• DO NOT apply indoors (including crawl spaces).
Perimeter Application
• Spray a 6 to 8 foot wide band of soil around the perimeter of the house. Treat the foundation wall to
a height of 2 to 3 feet.
• Use a spray volume of 2 to 10 gallons of 0.5% emulsion per 1000 square feet. If mulch or debris is
present, a higher volume application rate may be needed to ensure adequate coverage.
• Note: residual control will vary depending on exposure of the treated area to weathering conditions
(temperature, sunlight, moisture). Retreat on a monthly schedule while insects are likely to be active.
 

Wood Destroying Pests

• Localized Areas Outdoors: for the control of insects such as termites, bees, carpenter ants and wood
infesting beetles in localized above-ground areas of infested wood around structures, apply a 0.5%
emulsion to voids and galleries in damaged wood and in spaces between wooden members of a structure and between wood and foundations where wood is vulnerable. Apply either as a spray or paint-
on application. For termites, the purpose of application is to destroy workers or winged reproductive
forms, which may be present at the time of treatment. This product is not designed for preventative
use and should only be applied when pests appear. This application is not a substitute for soil or foundation treatment.

• Use a hose-end sprayer or sprinkling can to deliver a coarse drenching spray to treat stored lumber
or wood piles. Firewood is not to be treated. Stored wood can be used for lumber one month after
treatment. Do not apply inside structures.
• Repeat treatment as necessary but not more frequently than once a month. For active termite infestation, consult a professional Pest Control Applicator.

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Carpenter Ant Treatment for Log and Wood Homes

Carpenter Ants can sometimes be a problem if wood remains moist and wood rot occurs. If they are a problem, treat with Tim-bor or an approved insecticide. Also look for the cause of the moisture and try to eliminate it. Carpenter ants can enter a building by way of vegetation that may touch the building. To help prevent this, trim bushes and trees touching the building and watch for rotting stumps that could have rotting root systems underground near your building. Insects do not have to be a problem in your log home. Design your building to keep moisture away from it so that moist wood does not encourage insect problems. Stain additives such as Bug Juice or NBS 30 and wood treatments also help to deter problems.

Borate Insecticide for Carpenter Ants

Borate treatments like Tim-bor, Armor-Guard or Sansin Boracol are best applied to bare wood, as they soak into the wood and kill insects that ingest it as well as protect against rot-causing fungus.

Tim-Bor® Professional protects your log home from invasions of carpenter ants, drywood termites, wood decay fungi, and wood boring beetles. Tim-Bor Professional’s active ingredient is Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate (DOT), a natural borate mineral salt and micronutrient. It is manufactured for use in the form of a water-soluble borate powder. Once Tim-bor is applied in a liquid form by foaming, misting, or spraying onto wood or other cellulosic materials, the borate active ingredient creates a protective envelope and remains for years of protection. Often, Tim-Bor Professional is dusted into places like wall voids where pests like to hide as an additional protection. When the dust gets on the insects, they clean themselves and consume the boron during the cleaning process. Coverage: 200 sq. ft. per gallon. 5 year shelf life.  

 Armor-Guard is a 100% powder borate wood preservative that you dissolve in water to use. Armor-Guard protects uninfested wood from wood decay and wood destroying insects. Like all borate treatments, your exterior wood surfaces should be protected with a log home finish to seal in the borates. Do not apply Armor-Guard over a stain or finish. Armor-Guard stays near the surface and so should be reapplied if your log home finish is physically or chemically removed. For a more penetrating borate treatment for your log home see Shell-Guard RTU.

Sansin Boracol 20-2 is an inorganic, water-diffusible boron wood treatment that uses boric acid - a natural wood decay inhibitor - to fight fungi and insect infestations. Moisture is an essential ingredient for mold growth, so using a water-borne anti-fungal treatment like Sansin Boracol is particularly effective. The natural moisture of the wood itself carries the boric acid through the wood fibers to saturate and protect any wet areas. With a far wider spectrum of activity than conventional preservatives, it can move deep into timber and even penetrate heartwood. In addition to organic surfaces such as wood, Boracol works to prevent mold on inorganic materials like stone or concrete. Sansin Boracol is effective in preventing and killing dry rot, wet rot, white rot, fungus, or insect attacks. It is recommended for use on roof, floor or structural timbers, joinery, joist ends, brickwork, and door and window framing. Boracol is odorless, non-staining, non-flammable and easy to apply to both new and existing structures 

Stain Additive Insecticides for Carpenter Ants

If there is already a stain or sealer on the log or wood home, then borate insecticides are less of an option. In this situation, it's possible to add insecticide to the finish when adding a new coat of stain or sealer. Bug Juice is one insecticide additive available on the market, and Outlast NBS 30 is an option for a repellent additive.  

Bug Juice Stain Additive is an odorless insecticide designed to eliminate crawling and flying insects ranging from ants to mosquitoes and cockroaches to silverfish. Bug Juice stain additive is a contact pesticide that begins to work after an insect makes contact with the treated finish. Use on interior and exterior surfaces, including kitchens and pantries.

Bug Juice will not affect the color or drying time of the coating it’s mixed with however, it is known to significantly reduce the transparency and gloss of the clear Lifeline Advance Topcoat. The finish mixed with Bug Juice must be used within 3 hours if added to a latex-based (water-based) coating or 6 hours if added to an oil-based coating. For mixing with oil based finishes, Penetrol is recommended. (BugJuice is not recommended for use with ProLuxe (Sikkens) stains and finishes due to a lack of testing). Bug Juice will last for the life of the coating it is mixed with and is EPA registered.

 

Outlast NBS 30 is a "Green" Insect Repellent - Naturally Repels: Carpenter Bees, Ants, Cockroaches, Lady Bugs, Dirt Daubers, Wasps, Spiders, Mosquitoes, and other nuisance insects. 100% Derived from Exempt Plant Oils and Components. Mix with Oil or Latex paints/stains or PLAIN WATER

For Exterior Coatings - Deters and inhibit insects from burrowing through or crawling on exterior coatings and for use in residential applications as well as dairy 

facilities, golf courses, parks, playgrounds, recreational areas, schools, landscape areas, etc. Outlast NBS 30 Additive is effective in controlling crawling and nesting activity on painted or stained surfaces to which it has been added. Ants, cockroaches, beetles, mites, spiders, fleas, ticks, silverfish, dirt daubers, bees and wasps will not crawl on, nest on or burrow through coatings treated with Outlast NBS 30 Additive. Repels nuisance, nesting insects and discourages Carpenter Ants and Bees from drilling and reduces ladybug infestations. Safe for pets and people and will not harm plants (extremely low toxicity). Mixes with oil and water-based paints and stains. Sheen, curing time and luster of the coating may be changed slightly by addition of the additive. Color may be affected very slightly, and would be most noticeable in pure white paint. All natural ingredients. Outlast NBS 30 is NOT an insect killer and is not intended for control of termites or other wood ingesting insects. Sold in pints

Bait Insecticides for Carpenter Ants

 If the wood is not bare for borate application, or no sealer is due to be applied for stain additive insecticides, bait killers are another option. Bait insecticides in the form of granules or gel are often an effective way to eliminate carpenter ants in log homes, as the ants will sense the gel or granule as food and bring it back to share with the colony at the source. Some granules available are Niban and Advance, while Maxforce is a gel form of bait insecticide on the market for protecting log homes and wood homes from damaging insects.

Niban Granule Bait is a weather resistant granule bait for the control of ants and carpenter ants. For both interior and exterior use. Niban’s formula provides broader protection inside and outside the home. Unlike other granules Niban will not degrade in heat or sunlight and will last through 4” of rain.Advance Granule Ant Bait is a larger granule so only the large carpenter ants can manage it. Special attractants and pellet size make this the most effective carpenter ant bait on the market. For use inside and outside the home. Kills Carpenter Ants and many common varieties of household ants such as Acrobat, Argentine, Bigheaded, Crazy, Field, Fire, Harvester, Lasius, Little Black, Pavement, Pharaoh, Odorous House and Thief Ants.

Maxforce Carpenter Ant Bait Gel is the "honeydew" attractant of this sweet gel bait will draw carpenter ants within minutes. For interior use. Makes about 40 placements. 27 gram container.

 

 

Armor-Guard Borate Preservative

 Armor-Guard is a 100% powder borate wood preservative that you dissolve in water to use. Armor-Guard protects uninfested wood from wood decay and wood destroying insects. Like all borate treatments, your exterior wood surfaces should be protected with a log home finish to seal in the borates. Do not apply Armor-Guard over a stain or finish. Armor-Guard stays near the surface and so should be reapplied if your log home finish is physically or chemically removed. For a more penetrating borate treatment for your log home see Shell-Guard RTU.

Remedial & Preventative Treatment: for remedial control of organisms attacking wood, apply 10% aqueous solution of Armor-Guard by brush or spay until surface is thoroughly wet (approximately 5 gallons of solution per 1000 sq.ft.). Application may also be made by drilling and then injecting the solution under pressure into sound wood or until run-off is observed from entry/exit holes of infested wood. * Alternatively, apply Armor-Guard powder to infested members by drill and injection into galleries or dust generously on wood surfaces and in wall voids at a rate of approximately 0.5 ounces (12-14 grams) per square foot.

Pre-Treatment: spray or powder/dust applications of Armor-Guard may also be made to wood during construction. Apply solution to all accessible surfaces of bare wood at a rate of approximately 5 gallons per 1000 sq.ft. Application should be performed after framing and roofing are in place and before insulation and dry wall are installed. Avoid spaying electrical components. Protect treated wood from excessive rain. End-cuts of wood may also be treated by spray or brush methods listed above, or by 5 minute dipping in Armor-Guard treatment solution.

Armor-Guard Protects Against:

• Ambrosia Beetles, Carpenter Ants, False Powder Post Beetles, Furniture and Deathwatch Beetles, Longhorn Beetles, Old House Borers, & Powder Post Beetles
• Termites: Dampwood, Drywood, & Subterranean
• Wood Decay Fungi

Features and Benefits

• Can be used on all wood and wood composites
• Provides a shell of protection around all treated wood
• Will prevent and kill termites, carpenter ants, wood boring beetles and wood rot
• Does not affect the color of wood
• Does not interfere with the application of high quality wood finishes
• Is easy to mix and apply and labeled for home owners to use
• EPA approved

Application Temperature: 40° to 90° F.
Coverage: Approximately 200 sq. ft. per gal. of mixed solution. A 17 lb. pail covers approximately 3,400 sq. ft.
Coats: 1 coat application. Mix 1 pound (4 cups or 2 of the enclosed scoops) of powder with one gallon of water.
Surface Prep: Must be clean dry bare wood. Do not apply over a finish.
Drying Time: 1-3 days. Clean up: Soap and Water
Shelf Life: 5 years; the stability of Armor-Guard in a liquid solution has a limited life cycle. This is why we recommend to mix up only what you're going to use and store the powder for later.

 

Questions on maintaining the legacy of your wood structure? Give us a call- 1-800-359-6614

Schroeder Log Home Supply, Inc.
1101 SE 7th Avenue
Grand Rapids MN 55744

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Stopping Carpenter Bees from Boring Logs and Timber

 Carpenter Bees

For Log Homes, the large carpenter bees or Xylocopa do the most damage, boring approximately 1/2" diameter tunnels into logs and other wood surfaces including decks, overhangs, fence rails, etc. Carpenter Bee tunnels become a threat for infestation of wood-decaying fungi or other insects, such as carpenter ants.

Treatments: Insecticidal sprays and dusts such as those included in the Carpenter Bee Kit are available. These types of products may need to be applied every couple of weeks for awhile to ensure effectiveness. Apply them at night while the hive is asleep for maximum impact. Beware that some insecticides have been banned but not yet removed from store shelves. Consider the potential health risks of using such poisons in your home (young children are the most susceptible). If you have an exterminator do the job professionally, find out what they are using and if those insecticides have been banned in your area. If you are having or have had problems with Carpenter bees, consider adding NBS 30 to your finish when you recoat your house again. If chemicals aren't your bag, you can give the kids a project with a couple of fly swatters. The males don't sting and the females are known to be more reluctant to stinging, unlike other bees, wasps, and hornets

However you choose to rid your logs of carpenter bees, consider spraying Tim-bor or Shell Guard RTU in the tunnels afterwards to help guard against wood-decaying fungi. Just mix up some Tim-bor in a spray bottle, pump sprayer, or squeeze bottle and administer it into the holes. Also, be sure to seal off the tunnel entrances by pounding in wooden dowels or by using Caulking, wood putty, or by mixing WoodEpox and sawdust.

Protect Your Home with BEE Gone® Insecticide Concentrate for Control Against Carpenter Bees and other Wood-destroying Insects like Bark Beetles and Carpenter Ants. Also use for Spiders, Ticks, Wasps, and many other insects! Guard against those damaging and destructive outdoor pests with BEE Gone®, an EPA-registered pyrethroid insecticide. Around your home and residential outbuildings, it effectively controls carpenter bees and other wood-destroying insects. For easy spray-on application, BEE Gone also mixes readily with water. Available in a convenient 8 oz. bottle that mixes with a 5 gallon pail of water to spray with a garden pump sprayer. See Directions for full details. Made in the USA.  Bee Gone Directions |  SDS

• EPA-registered and effective pyrethroid insecticide.
• Controls carpenter bees and wood-destroying insects.
• Works as a perimeter treatment for outdoor pests around residential buildings.
• Can be easily mixed with water for spraying.
• Designed for wooden structural surfaces on home’s exterior.
• For outdoor homeowner use only.

 

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1101 SE 7th Avenue
Grand Rapids MN 55744

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Carpenter Bee Control for Log Homes

For Log Homes, the large carpenter bees or Xylocopa do the most damage, boring approximately 1/2" diameter tunnels into logs and other wood surfaces including decks, overhangs, fence rails, etc. Carpenter Bee tunnels become a threat for infestation of wood-decaying fungi or other insects, such as carpenter ants.

Treatments: Insecticidal sprays and dusts such as those included in the Carpenter Bee Kit are available. These types of products may need to be applied every couple of weeks for awhile to ensure effectiveness. Liquid spray concentrates like Bee-Gone are diluted in water, and then applied to the structures with a pump-style garden sprayer. Apply them at night while the hive is asleep for maximum impact. Beware that some insecticides have been banned but not yet removed from store shelves. Consider the potential health risks of using such poisons in your home (young children are the most susceptible). If you have an exterminator do the job professionally, find out what they are using and if those insecticides have been banned in your area. If you are having or have had problems with Carpenter bees, consider adding NBS 30 to your finish when you recoat your house again. If chemicals aren't your bag, you can give the kids a project with a couple of fly swatters. The males don't sting and the females are known to be more reluctant to stinging, unlike other bees, wasps, and hornets.

However you choose to rid your logs of carpenter bees, consider spraying Tim-bor or Shell Guard RTU in the tunnels afterwards to help guard against wood-decaying fungi. Just mix up some Tim-bor in a spray bottle, pump sprayer, or squeeze bottle and administer it into the holes. Also, be sure to seal off the tunnel entrances by pounding in wooden dowels or by using Caulking, wood putty, or by mixing WoodEpox and sawdust.

Carpenter Bee Control in Log Homes

For Log Homes, the large carpenter bees or Xylocopa do the most damage, boring approximately 1/2" diameter tunnels into logs and other wood surfaces including decks, overhangs, fence rails, etc. Carpenter Bee tunnels become a threat for infestation of wood-decaying fungi or other insects, such as carpenter ants.

Treatments: Insecticidal sprays and dusts such as those included in the Carpenter Bee Kit are available. These types of products may need to be applied every couple of weeks for awhile to ensure effectiveness. Apply them at night while the hive is asleep for maximum impact. Beware that some insecticides have been banned but not yet removed from store shelves. Consider the potential health risks of using such poisons in your home (young children are the most susceptible). If you have an exterminator do the job professionally, find out what they are using and if those insecticides have been banned in your area. If you are having or have had problems with Carpenter bees, consider adding NBS 30 to your finish when you recoat your house again. If chemicals aren't your bag, you can give the kids a project with a couple of fly swatters. The males don't sting and the females are known to be more reluctant to stinging, unlike other bees, wasps, and hornets.

However you choose to rid your logs of carpenter bees, consider spraying Tim-bor or Shell Guard RTU in the tunnels afterwards to help guard against wood-decaying fungi. Just mix up some Tim-bor in a spray bottle, pump sprayer, or squeeze bottle and administer it into the holes. Also, be sure to seal off the tunnel entrances by pounding in wooden dowels or by using Caulking, wood putty, or by mixing WoodEpox and sawdust.

Questions on maintaining the legacy of your wood structure? Give us a call- 1-800-359-6614

Schroeder Log Home Supply, Inc.
1101 SE 7th Avenue
Grand Rapids MN 55744

www.loghelp.com