They will respond to the shaking of a stick, but they always just come back. Can be very destructive to human habitats of wood
They will respond to the shaking of a stick, but they always just come back. Can be very destructive to human habitats of wood
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mushroommunk@lemmy.today · 12 pts · 83d
Hey, I've got like twelve carpenter bee hotels. Bring em on over and I'll give em a home.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 7 pts · 83d
Oh sign me up
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 9 pts · 83d
Spraying vinegar/water at them annoys them, but they are impervious beasts
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 83d
Theyre curious too. They give you a boop same as bumble bees just to check you out.
Theyre adorable little destructive bastards and I love them. And they love my porch.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 83d
Yes I love them as well, and dismayed at the number of perfect circles they put into everywhere
thurstylark@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 83d
My partner's kid took to calling them Bonk Bees, cause they just harmlessly bonk into everything. As far as I care that's their scientific name, and Carpenter Bees is colloquial.
ptz@dubvee.org · 3 pts · 83d
My dog and I hunt them when we're outside. They love to nest in my porch roof, so when they're buzzing around I swat them with a broom, the dog will pin them and keep them from getting back up while I go in for the squish.
I tried setting up a carpenter bee trap, but the bitches ate right through it.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 83d
I can see a dog enjoying that. These bees are pretty big snacks
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 83d
Don't eat the spicy flies, pup.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 83d
What kind of guppy could possibly be Corsican
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 81d
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 0 pts · 83d
The male bees are aggressive, but have no sting
tal@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 83d
Try sticking some Raid into whatever they're chewing into.
https://www.amazon.com/Raid-Wasp-Hornet-Killer-33/dp/B000BQMOF2
turtlesareneat@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 83d
If you absolutely have to kill them - they are destructive and once they start a nest, they will keep it all year - some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball into the hole will ... basically anesthetizes them to death. And then morbidly it's a dab of wood filler, sand, and paint.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 81d
Thx you ain't crazy. I personally hate killing
QueenFern@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 83d
These work wonders, tried and true
https://bestbeebrothers.com/blogs/blog/how-to-create-a-diy-carpenter-bee-trap
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 83d
Yeah ive got a fuckload of tools and im just gonna get the $20 kit thanks
I dont need more reasons to go to lowes, security is already watching me lol
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 83d
Oof I didn't follow that link yet
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 83d
Thank you, that is in the immediate rotation
psx_crab@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 83d
One ate through my garden rake's handle, which i just detach it and set it aside. None of my stuff are being eaten since then. And since i also plant a lot of stuff and could benefits from carpenter bees, i just let them stay. Tbf we're the invader that take away their habitats.
infinitevalence@discuss.online · 4 pts · 83d
Have you tried sacrificial wood some where away from your house?
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 83d
That would be the neighbors place, not so chill on my part
jqubed@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 83d
Maybe the neighbors are using your house as their sacrificial wood!
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 83d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Court_of_the_Crimson_King
I refuse to anglerfish liability!
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works · -2 pts · 83d
I have an old tennis racquet that I keep on the deck when I’m outside. That thing can fuck up some carpenter bees.