Carpenter Bees

[Geezer II]

Any of you ever tried spraying wd 40 in the holes - any suggestions - got a couple -

 

[Mike]

I wait them out and smack them with a badminton racket or fill the holes with caulk.

 

[Big_Holla]

On a hunting shack FB page there are many guys who have hung paper sacks to resemble hornets nests under their eaves to get them to leave. Then once gone seal up the exposed wood. We have that problem on the front of our garage and the badminton racket is the most fun.

 

[Quantum673]

On our cabin in TN I spray wasp and hornet spray in the holes and then fill with caulk. The first year we had dozens, now we have one or two each year.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Carpenter bee traps and badminton racquets....we’ve got a half dozen of each hanging outside. You can get the traps on eBay, Home Depot or make your own.

 

[Geezer II]

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Carpenter bee traps and badminton racquets....we’ve got a half dozen of each hanging outside. You can get the traps on eBay, Home Depot or make your own.

Do you bait the traps

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Here's my trap. I'm currently running two.

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Do you bait the traps

Nope, I don't at least.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Do you bait the traps

No, they see the hole, go in to investigate...they see the light at the bottom and go to it. They aren’t smart enough to figure how to get out. The holes are drilled at an upward angle so that once inside the trap, the only light visible is at the bottom of the trap. They are very effective. We’ve already emptied several of our traps this spring..and I’ve killed over 30 with the racquet’s.

 

[Mike]

The trap didn't work for me.

 

[Geezer II]

The trap didn't work for me.

The trap didn't work for me.

Me either

 

[Dustinb80]

I'm as good at catching them with a trap as I am at fishing. I'm better at smacking then with my hat. I get 2-3 every afternoon when I get home from work to let the dogs outside.

 

[Spencie]

Any of you ever tried spraying wd 40 in the holes - any suggestions - got a couple -

Just tried the WD-40 method a few days ago. They haven’t returned yet.

 

[Geezer II]

Just tried the WD-40 method a few days ago. They haven’t returned yet.

Cool i tried it today

 

[Geezer II]

No, they see the hole, go in to investigate...they see the light at the bottom and go to it. They aren’t smart enough to figure how to get out. The holes are drilled at an upward angle so that once inside the trap, the only light visible is at the bottom of the trap. They are very effective. We’ve already emptied several of our traps this spring..and I’ve killed over 30 with the racquet’s.

Ya swat n the the females or just the big guard males

 

[Mike]

Ya swat n the the females or just the big guard males

If dey fly dey die.

 

["J"]

Traps work sporadically for us. I read somewhere too kill a couple and place them in trap too get them going into it. Lured a couple but wasn’t really worth the effort. I swatted 16 in one day without a single miss!!!! My personal best, thank you very much….

From there, it went down hill quickly

Also, had a guy tell me he uses a little pinesol in the bottles too lure them in…. Yeah he was full of

 

[Mike]

Those fat red wiffle ball bats are fun too.

 

["J"]

Those fat red wiffle ball bats are fun too.

I used a battery operated bug zapper racket the wife got at ollies

 

[Sgt Fury]

We catch hundreds every season with our traps. I’ve got them on the house, garage, sheds and barn.