How Much DAMAGE Can CARPENTER BEES Cause?! (What To Do About Carpenter Bees/How To Get Rid?)

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How Much DAMAGE Can CARPENTER BEES Cause?! (What To Do About Carpenter Bees/How To Get Rid?)

Carpenter bees are the big, fat bees that hover around our houses and gardens in the spring and fall. Though they seem scary, carpenter bees are mostly harmless

The males tend to be more aggressive...but they don't have stingers!

Female carpenter bees do have stingers, but they rarely sting anyone. This is because they're mellow, and they are often working.

Female carpenter bees bore the holes that the bees are famous for. They like to dig these holes in places where rain can't reach them--like the underside of things, or the backside.

These holes tend to go in about 1", then turn and continue for several more inches.

Females lay their eggs in these holes, and they also hide out in the holes during the winter months. Sometimes several bees use the same hole entrance, then dig their own tunnels in different directions.

Carpenter bees are pollinators, so they're good for our gardens. But, not everyone is fond of them.

Getting rid of carpenter bees can be very difficult, because they're generational. New carpenter bees will be attracted to old carpenter bee holes, due to a pheromone left behind.

If you want to get rid of carpenter bees, pesticides are not always the best way, because they usually wear off in a short amount of time.

The best thing to do is to fill the holes with TIN FOIL or STEEL WOOL during the fall months, when the bees are out of their tunnels. Caulk over the metal layer, and paint over that.

Carpenter bees don't like painted surfaces. They prefer unpainted, unstained, and even untreated wood.

Keeping your house well caulked and painted, especially the underside of surfaces, is the best way to prevent carpenter bees from infesting your house.

Providing a BEE HOTEL may give the bees an easier place to inhabit, thereby limiting their interest in your house.

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