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.
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