First, we call them carpenter bees and they drill in anything wood....I think this is the same bee. Will this attract them away from our deck?
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Dear Gregory, Thank you for writing. Mason bees nest in existing holes, and they don't damage wood the way carpenter bees do. Our Mason Bee House is designed specifically to attract Mason Bees, so we would not recommend it for your purposes. We appreciate your interest, nonetheless! Thanks for making Gardener's Supply your source for gardening products and information. Please let us know if we can help you with anything else. Sincerely, Darcy Customer Service
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Dear Gregory,Thank you for writing. Mason bees nest in existing holes, and they don't damage wood the way carpenter bees do. Our Mason Bee House is designed specifically to attract Mason Bees, so we would not recommend it for your purposes.We appreciate your interest, nonetheless!Thanks for making Gardener's Supply your source for gardening products and information. Please let us know if we can help you with anything else.Sincerely, DarcyCustomer Service
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Mason Bees and Carpenter bees are different. Check them out..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee....I hang mine in the trees that have the bees like I have a pear tree and a cherry tree and they love both of them so I hang it close to those trees...
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I'm not sure exactly what you are asking but I can tell you this: it worked! After years of problems with carpenter bees at my mailbox post, this simple thing eliminated the problem!! Don't expect overnight results - but if you are patient, it will slowly but steadily eliminate the bee population.
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The holes are cut on an angle and they can't fly sideways I guess. I've had my trap attached for 3 weeks i've caught 35 bees so far. Caught move than 35 last year.
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I originally said I don't know, but I think the answer is actually no. I have a lot of honeybees too and Ive never seen one in the trap. Probably because they don't burrow
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All last summer we got about 6 bees and we have to units .. This spring they are drilling every place but here! I would try your method first!
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Mine does snap/pop when hitting bugs. That's the electrical bolt, like lightning. If you have the bug on the racquet whilst holding the trigger, bouncing the bug a bit, you should see an ark of electricity and hear the snapping it's creating. The one we have will bring down the huge carpenter bees but you have to stomp them when they hit the ground or they'll just fly off. As for wasps and smaller insects ours has been working great.
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The bees are attracted to fresh wood. Once inside they investigate it as a pissible nest. Once they want to leave, they go for the sunlight and get stuck in the jar. If two get stuck, they'll fight until they die. I've caught a few with this style. I still see them, but no where near the nusance that they used to be. DO NOT HANG IT. Buy the mounted version or mount this one. They won't go in it if it's swinging.
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Not at all. Bumble Bees (and honey bees for that matter) have no interest in exploring the holes in our traps. Bumble Bees nest in the ground.Tony, Chrisman Mill Farms, 859-553-9070
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Haven't seen any in mine yet. I've seen everything else in there including millipedes, spiders, a few beetle-like bugs including Asian beetles, but so far haven't seen any earwigs in my house, though they are in my garage and outside. I'd almost bet they would attract the earwigs. I'm finding bugs in there that I didn't know were in my house, because of the carpet. These things are awesome, I love them.
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The real question is how do you get them to go in? We have one at our lake house that only had one bee while others wreaked havoc on our house. We have one at our home that has none and have drilled into our fence and deck. Maybe I didn't place it in the right place
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Hi Dave, I'm almost sure it would work for carpenter bee holes (should try it myself since I have them as well!). The duster is a flexible rubber "bulb" that you squeeze to get the powder out of the small opening that's about 1/8" in diameter (I'm guessing here). The only catch would be that you'd have to fill the bulb to almost full capacity in order to squeeze out the powder in a near upright position into the holes. Hope that helps you! I'd like to find out if it works for your carpenter bee situation if possible.
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I have not had a problem with Bee's with this feeder but if you spray a little "Pam" cooking spray into a napkin and wipe around the outside of the holes that will keep the Bee's away and it will not bother the Hummers. Also, if it hangs from a Shepard's Hook rub a little Vaseline around the base and the ants will not climb up. I don't need to use the motes anymore. Enjoy!
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The idea is to put it up to prevent wasps/bees from moving in to begin with. I put it in my shed where they inhabited last year and I haven't seen a single one. As far as a reduction in wasps if they're already there and you put it up? Couldn't tell ya how that'd go.
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When they fall into the jar it is difficult for the bees to get back up into the box and then the holes there are at an angle so the bees can't maneuver to get back out. That's the best I can do. I can only tell you that our jar is filling up. It took a long time for the bees to start entering the trap but once they did they didn't stop.
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I haven't had a problem with bees so far. I do have flowers just a few feet away from the Hummzinger that attracts bees, wasps, butterflies and other bugs. I have seen bees or wasps flying in the vicinity of the Hummzinger, but have not seen any try to land on it. They just continue on by.
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I don't know, I use this in honeybee hives to attract new swarms in the spring.
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I really don't know. I think it might because I did not have any more trouble with wasps, yellw jackets or hornets. I don't have carpenter bees.