Do bumble bees get trapped accidentally? I want to get rid of carpenter bees, not the bumble bees.
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No, not that I'm aware of. Carpenter bees may see clumsy but they are like flying tanks of insects, in my opinion.
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I have ten placed in HOSP infested area now, and have not had ANY move ins this year, but it is still early. On my much less HOSP friendly trail in a more remote area, I have had ONE HOSP attempt at nesting in five years and thirty boxes, and I used the sparrow trap. I believe it is. Box has meet some criticism by our ECIBS due to its small size, producing, theoretically, SMALL and wing weak fledglings, but I have no way of scientifically testing this theory. I recommend as I have had little HOSP problems with this box, but tons with my big wooden boxes.
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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!
812142
Carpenter bees are a type of solitary bee. Their holes are usually around 6-8" deep. They don't sting & typically only live 6 weeks or so. The adults (a male & female for each hole) put eggs & food in the hole & then seal it. The eggs don't hatch out until next spring. After the adults are gone all you need to do is stick a wire in the hole, break up the eggs, & caulk it up.
130906
Many of the feeders that use gravity to fill attract bees. I have about 4 separate feeders this is the ONLY ONE that is not attracting the Yellow Jackets that appear in August in my area. I have year-round Hummers in Washington State and I am buying another one of these. My other feeders are useless until the bees go away. Do invest in a tiny bristle brush for the feeding holes the rest cleans up by hand.
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I use tanglefoot to control ants going up and down the trunk of my container lemon tree. The ants go up the trunk and bring their aphids and scale farms along with them. Tanglefoot is spread on a collar that goes around the base of the trunk, the ants get stuck, and consequently the aphids and scale is controlled. If the carpenter bees would have to walk through, or have another type of contact with the Tanglefoot to get to the plant they are affecting it will work. That said I can't figure out how you would accomplish that. Do they walk on your plant?
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Probably not. Those tiny black beast can get past anything. We keep them out of our feeders by spraying the pole (we use shepherd's crooks) with Home Defense pesticide. We've tried every other ant control method: organic, green, environmentally safe, natural, home-remedy, and chemical. Home Defense just works. We even use it in the house, otherwise we're overrun by the little buggers. Just spray the pole and/or hook, let it dry, then hang the feeder. Repeat as often as needed, which should be about every couple of months (yeah, it's that good). A little off topic, perhaps, I am thinking of putting in a bee feeder or dedicating one hummer feeder for bees though, because they're are having such a hard time.)
1492373
Nope! Doesn't hurt them and doesn't deter them. We still have bees buzzing around our flowers - right under the product hanging on our porch. Both our fruit trees got pollinated and produced fruit.
1405321
No question is dumb..and I have had no issues harming or deterring hummers or butterflies...mason bees are pollinators, I only worry about wasps that are loving the garden, they are not kind to the hummers & butterflies....make sure to follow the directions on the perfect location!! Hope that helped...
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It starts slowly, but once a few get in the jar it picks up some. I think I caught about a dozen last year and only a couple so far this year. Carpenter bee powder on their real holes might redirect more to the trap, but "a few" is more like it.
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It is not necessary to put anything into the catch jar if you are just wishing to catch carpenter bees. Only use pop/dish soap if you want to catch other stinging insects. The carpenter bees are attracted by the holes in the trap (they mimic their nesting holes).Tony, Chrisman Mill Farms
716056
Eventually. I usually have to zap them 2 or 3 times to stun them enough that they'll stop flying around. Then I fry them for a few seconds to make sure they don't resurrect. I was hoping that just one zap would do the job, hence my disappointment with the Bug Warrior.
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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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Nothing. Actually, there are "ant" guards you can buy that can be forced into the hole that help. I mostly bring them out when we sit on the porch in the afternoon. The hummingbirds find it quickly, but the bees don't. The other option that's works temporarily on the one we leave out all the time is to spray the tip. It seems to affect the wasps but not the hummers.
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Yes, Delta Dust will kill carpenter bees, however, not on contact. The bees that you covered with Delta Dust will die, but not until the bees ingest the dust. When bees walk through a hole or land on a surface that you dusted, they pick up the dust on their bodies. Later, when they groom themselves as most insects do, they will ingest the small dust particles and die soon after. All dust products work better the less you apply. You should only apply a very thin light dusting of the material. Bees and other insects have thousands of microscopic hairs on their bodies and will pick up the dust quite easily. A pile of dust in one place will look like a mountain to a small insect and they will walk around it instead of through it.
2047519
No! the bees are safe and you may catch some bird feathers as they try to feed on the insect population. They usually free themselves after some struggle.
2181401
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.