[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Help-Big Fluffy BEES
- From: <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "ANN SCHULTZ" <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:32:09 -0400
In a message sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 2:51 PM
"ANN SCHULTZ" <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> Writes:
I will start looking for holes. i am getting it stained next week,
so they can painters can fill in the holes.
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Ann, Before filling the holes made by Carpenter Bees, something must be
injected into the holes to kill the larvae when they hatch. Here's why...
This is an excerpt taken from a website on controlling Carpenter bees...
When they bore in wood, the hole they drill is about 1/2". This
hole will go straight an inch or two and then turn 90
degrees. This new portion of the nest becomes an
egg chamber. Eggs are laid at the end of these
chambers. Food is placed alongside the egg
and then sealed tight. It is common for an egg
chamber to be two or more feet long. It may have
numerous egg chambers branching out from the
main chamber.
Here's a link to a website that tells you all about Carpenter bees and how
to control them:
http://www.bugspray.com/catalog/products/page142.html
BTW, if you go to the website, you'll read that staining doesn't deter the
bees, but painting does. I hate the thought of painting our natural cedar
siding, but these bees are really doing some damage! They even destroyed
our hitching post!
Good luck, Ann.
Paulette McGuirt, GSDCA Member
Allemande German Shepherd Dogs
Qui Me Amat, Amat et Canem Meam
----- Original Message -----
From: "ANN SCHULTZ" <edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Rikers123@xxxxxxx>; <gsdjm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Help-Big Fluffy BEES
Bingo. I have a rough sawn cedar house. I will start
looking for holes. i am getting it stained next week,
so they can painters can fill in the holes. Thanks,
Ann
--- cnnpmm2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Denise is correct... Female Carpenter bees *do*
> have stingers. Males do
> not. Both sexes are quite docile, but as Denise
> states - they can do
> *serious* damage to a house with wood siding. We
> battle these guys every
> spring and they've done a number on our cedar-sided
> house!
>
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