Bees, Bees, Bees........

[robertwhite]

HELP!

So, we are getting the barn redone (60 yrs old & all Oak) and in replacing some rotted or warped supports and sills, we seem to have made a sh!tload of bees homeless.

Now these ain't no ordinary bees, they are huge woodboring bumble bees.

What they did was bore tons of small holes in the old oak. They never came out before but now that their "home" is gone, they fly all over the barn, all day long.

They do not sting, nor bother anyone, but they absolutely need to be gone.

Anyone ever have this problem and if so how do I get rid of them?

 

[dun]

Carpenter Bees was discussed on here last year, search for it

 

[robertwhite]

Thanks. Didn't know that is what they are called.

 

[dun]

Thanks. Didn't know that is what they are called.

That's what they're called in mixed company. In all male company they tend to have other more colorful names

 

[Jogeephus]

Be careful of the females - they are the ones inside the wood and have black faces - they do sting if provoked enough. Males cannot. (males have the white face) Best thing to do is either spray the wood down with Demon or Sevin. Demon is best cause of the long residual. It will take some time but stay at them and they will be gone.

 

[highgrit]

We use birdshot outside the barn, 22 ratshot inside the barn works good. Lots of fun using them for target practice, same rules as dove hunting, no low bees. Wife uses a badminton racket.

 

[robertwhite]

Be careful of the females - they are the ones inside the wood [\quote]

These bees ALL came out of the wood via the holes they bored.

Best thing to do is either spray the wood down with Demon or Sevin. Demon is best cause of the long residual. .

Are these chemicals that people mentioned both here and when I did a search poisonous to cattle or calves? (Never saw that brought up in other threads)

 

[robertwhite]

Gotta ask again as I really need to address the bee issue.......

Are these chemicals that people mentioned both here and when I did a search poisonous to cattle or calves?