I have carpenter bees, but cannot locate where there are nesting /drilling holes. Will this product still help and how would I use it?
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If you type "YouTube drione" or similar into your browser, there are nearly a dozen videos which will help. I would think you would need to find the holes as well, but a couple videos seem to suggest if you're close that may be enough. In my experience (roaches not bees), I had to do some guessing, and it took more than one treatment, but it was very effective.
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If you have carpenter bees there will be sawdust falling from where they are boring. Drione works GREAT if you can get it into the holes. Spraying the wood that is being attacked with Cypermethrin will keep them away from it for weeks even if exposed to rain. Just dilute it per the instructions and use a pump-up sprayer. Follow the precautions on the label!
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Drione dust would only help if you are able to apply directly to the holes the bees have bored. It will then kill the adults coming in and out of the holes, then when the larvae hatch, it will kill them when they come out of the hole
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Drione Dust works best if you can locate the entry holes. Blow the dust right into the hole and then around the hole, coating the entry point. When the bees fly in and out, they will get the dust on their bodies and bring the dust back into where they are nesting. The bees will pass the dust around and usually, within 24-48 hours, the colony should be dead.
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I know for sure if you can discover any hole they are going in and out of and squirt a little of this dust into it, you will not see any using that hole again. It will kill them for sure.
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I've had bees land, but didn't get inside feeder. Aspects also has a bee guard that fits on the underside of feeding hole. ( Aspects 384 nectar guard tips )
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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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The box that I have has no finish on the wood, it came with wood shavings to put in the box to attract owls. Mine also has two chambers one that is right behind the entrance. Then there is a 1/2 wall that is attached at the front of the box but only extends to the middle not the back wall to give the chicks privacy. I haven't had any owls yet nest, we are seeing them come back to the Hollywood Hills!
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No problems with rodents on the sides--we put some screening on the bottom to stop any burrowing. I use a kind of a "bent fork" long handled tool. I also bought a tool that you can aerate the compost with as it gets deeper (http://www.gardeners.com/Compost-Aerator/33-367,default,pd.html). Nothing has pierced the sides. It's tough! and I've had many com posters--this is the BEST. Great circulation, the wasps don't make nests in it, attractive, lightweight. Fabulous. I disagree with the answer that it's flimsy. It's true you can't lean your weight on it cuz the sides aren't "solid", but It's out all year long in northern Idaho & it's in perfect shape!! No problems with rodents on the sides--we put some screening on the bottom to stop any burrowing. I use a kind of a "bent fork" long handled tool. I also bought a tool that you can aerate the compost with as it gets deeper (http://www.gardeners.com/Compost-Aerator/33-367,default,pd.html). Nothing has pierced the sides. It's tough! and I've had many com posters--this is the BEST. Great circulation, the wasps don't make nests in it, attractive, lightweight. Fabulous. I disagree with the answer that it's flimsy. It's true you can't lean your weight on it cuz the sides aren't... » Read More No problems with rodents on the sides--we put some screening on the bottom to stop any burrowing. I use a kind of a "bent fork" long handled tool. I also bought a tool that you can aerate the compost with as it gets deeper (http://www.gardeners.com/Compost-Aerator/33-367,default,pd.html). Nothing has pierced the sides. It's tough! and I've had many com posters--this is the BEST. Great circulation, the wasps don't make nests in it, attractive, lightweight. Fabulous. I disagree with the answer that it's flimsy. It's true you can't lean your weight on it cuz the sides aren't "solid", but It's out all year long in northern Idaho & it's in perfect shape!! « Show Less
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I am not sure, I use it to keep bears away from my bees. However, the bears seem to go where they want to go!
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Treat their nests directly with Drione to insure long term control. Use Suspend SC, Cyper WP or Tempo WP on decks, overhangs and fence posts in the Spring to stop further nests from starting. A little prevention will go a long way in reducing the amount of unsightly damage caused by carpenter bees.
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The container states: ants, roaches, palmettos, fleas, silverfish and other insect pests. I would suggest trying it with carpenter bees to see if it works. You'll probably need it for the other pests anyway so it won't go to waste!
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I did not put anything in the container--instructions did not mention this. However, I have not trapped the FIRST carpenter bee in the trap. It did not work for me and I believe I followed instructions. There have been carpenter bees around my shop for years another product has helped to lessen the amount returning each year but they are still a problem.
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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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Yes! I live in a wooded area so I take the cork out, dump the dead bees in the woods and then just rinse the trap out. (You could probably dump it in a toilet.) I'm amazed at how quickly it fills up with bees again!
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I have these bees too. I don't think so. The problem is where to apply the product. I'd change my response to say that if you could figure a way to put this where they burrow probably.
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I am an entomologist in southern California and have some knowledge of solitary bees. I have four bee nesting boxes that I put up this year, two of which I made myself with a drill press and old piece of 4x4 redwood. We are in a severe drought so the bees may be having a hard time this spring with few flowers but the "right size" will probably vary depending on the size of the different species of bees that are endemic to each area of the country. Right now, of my three different sized holes, I have bee nests completed in all three sizes. The smallest ones are about 1/4" in diameter and they seem to be the most popular, however, that could be the work of one or two ambitious moms. I think the only thing that somebody can do is just hang up a nesting box and see if the bees like it. Years ago I bought one that was something like pieces of hollow bamboo, very artistically arranged in a teardrop shaped holder. The holes were much larger, (i.e, 1/2" and greater) and that was never used by the bees. But I think if the holes are 1/4" to 3/8", that bees will nest in them if they are living in the area.
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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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For carpenter bees only, I wouldn't put anything in the jars as it could attract wasps, ants or other insects. The trap works great! Just got home and checked my traps and have another 15-20 bees in the jar and not drilling into my deck anymore. Couldn't be happier. You just need to hang the traps where the bees are and they will find it.
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No, you may disturb the nest, causing the queen to move to another location. I would spray around the nest, several feet away, so that when 'scouts' leave the nest they will walk over the sprayed area and then track it back into the nest. I had Carpenter ants and I never found the main nest, I did find 2 satellite nests. All I did was spray the sides of my house and the trunks of 8 trees, up to about 5 feet high. About a week later found about 100+ dead ants in a bathroom light fixture that was built into the ceiling. Since then I haven't seen any, that was Oct 2014.
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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.