Not to sure about that article on the carpenter bees. We have had them for years. they do make round holes in wood. Maybe the worker bees do that and the Male ones just hang out. Kind of like humans,lol. Females and children work in the yard,Males sit and watch,lol. there is one of those bee trying to get through my window all morning. Guess spring is here.

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Bees…….I hear ya and don’t like them either. Hubby always tells me they won’t bother me; but they always bother me. Leave him alone might you; me…they chase and irritate. We have a wooden deck and so I know exactly what you mean about those that burrow. They’re huge bees too; but don’t know how to get rid of them. Plus all my flowers etc no doubt attract them.

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Sandy

Hey Girl, ,
it’s smarter to make a yellow jacket trap.

get a 2 liter bottle, cut the top off, where it enlarges – keep it.

then fill it with about 1″ of sweet juice, koolaid or pop in the bottom; none of that non cal crap – they want real sugar and only sugar based stuff.

if it’s an aggresive breed they may even like a small bit of pineapple in the bottle to hold their attention while they get stuck before drowning since they can’t fly out. yep.

invert the top and remove the cap, put it back ontop of the bottle, with the cap end facing down into the bottle to allow the critters to fly in.

they get drunk on the nectar in the bottom, and drown. simple but effective.

you should change it about every few days or as you accumulate critters.

this works for almost all flying pests.
as well they hate smoke.

try this – get a nice smoky fog going from the mosquito coils in a deep can – with holes punched in the sides; deep holes like from a screwdriver. that way the smoke escapes quickly and allows better air circulation.

my friends and I burn frankencense and myrr ontop of charcoal tablets in the smoker and it clears them out quickly.

they seem not to like the smoke for some reason. try not to swat at them, because it gives them a whiff of your pherenomes and they can home in on it anytime you are near.
they will be able to pick you out in a crowd once they get a whiff. it’s not a good thing.

and yes I am a naturalist – I graduated u of mich in 73′ from the school of Nat Sci and Computer Sci as my co bs.

ooohh yeah, put some thick tar like gum in the hole – friends use Polident Denture Adhesive; (I know) and put glue over it. that will make the eggs in the hole die and prevent them from reopening it.

sorry for the genocide tips.. but well you seemed to be in distress and I hate to see bugs and folks fight.

if you want to do a nice thing you might plant a sweet bush like a blackberry bush, on the ground and they will find that much more attractive – trust me.

or get yourself a butterfly bush and watch the action from inside your house. LOL

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I am afraid of all bees–male carpenter not. I don’t want to get that close to see. They are the only thing I do not like about summer. I got stung once as a kid. One landed on my thumb when I was playing with a hula hoop and it stung me when the neighbor mom brushed it off. OUCHEE!

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RE those are some great tips, but I don’t wont to hurt them unless they attack me, but I do love the smoke thing blends right in with mine.

I can’t believe you actually caught that bee with your camera, and, that it’s big enough to see it in the photo.
Bees and ants, it’s amazing how they get so much work done and it’s all the workers that do it all while the queens just sit back and take it easy!

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Auntie E I wasn’t sure about that article either and I agree about those males they love to direct the rest of us, have a great week.

Hi Sandy I downloaded the similar plugin http://rmarsh.com/plugins/similar-posts/ which can be downloaded there to show the links after the posts the linkwithin plugin didn’t work for me,but seems to work on blogger blogs and for many others.

Lynne it took many many photos before I got one he is very quick.

Karen I hate being stung and it happens quite often when we ride the biks and I swell up big time.

I hate bees too. And their sting really hurts.

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