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Post by HighCotton on May 25, 2015 15:55:55 GMT -5
Sounds like a new insecticide. But, it's really just and old tennis racket. Between grandsons and I we've knocked down 5 this afternoon.  Interestingly enough, we found on the net that we killed 3 males and 2 females. I guess you can tell the difference in that the male has a yellow (sometimes called white) patch on the "nose!" Here is an example with the male on the left and female on the right:  Now I'll let their Dad explain the difference beyond that!!!  |
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Post by HuntMeister on May 25, 2015 17:29:24 GMT -5
I have a friend that claims to load shotgun shells with sand and then sandblasts the little buggers!!
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Post by drs on May 26, 2015 4:35:39 GMT -5
Got those Carpenter Bees on my place as well. I use a fly swatter and hit them when they pause in air. Might as well make a "sport" of exterminating them!! Also have a trap made by Brian's Bee Solutions, just google it as he has several items to control these insects.
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Post by parrothead on May 26, 2015 5:21:05 GMT -5
I made a bee catcher with an old bottle hanging at he bottom they get in but cant get out. It is prob. 6 inches by 6 inches.
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Post by HighCotton on May 26, 2015 6:03:09 GMT -5
I have a friend that claims to load shotgun shells with sand and then sandblasts the little buggers!! Now that's a cool idea. I could try that with the black powder Snake Eyes pistol...of course it might be a bit loud!!! |
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Post by squirrelhunter on May 26, 2015 13:07:03 GMT -5
I usually go out at night and spray a bunch of bee killer in the holes then calk them shut,but the sand idea sounds funner.  |
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Post by scrub-buster on May 27, 2015 21:46:45 GMT -5
I got tired of swatting them. I put together a few of these traps out of scrap 1x boards. I've caught several bees in them. I don't see them flying around like I used to.  |
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Post by drs on May 28, 2015 4:27:23 GMT -5
I got tired of swatting them. I put together a few of these traps out of scrap 1x boards. I've caught several bees in them. I don't see them flying around like I used to. Mine looks similar to yours. I have mine mounted 10' on the South side of my home, and have dumped out about 60 Bees so far. I am not seeing as many Bees, the last couple of weeks. |
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Post by HuntMeister on May 28, 2015 6:23:24 GMT -5
I have the same traps and they do work well.
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Post by throbak on May 28, 2015 17:10:01 GMT -5
More detail on traps please
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Post by scrub-buster on May 28, 2015 21:26:37 GMT -5
There isn't much to them. I used some scrap 1x boards. I left a gap about an inch wide in the middle. The 1/2" hole is angled up. There is a hole drilled in the bottom so the bottle can be screwed in place. The bees check out the hole and once inside they don't like how big it is so they head down toward the light thinking it is a way out. They go into the bottle and can't fly back out. Google Carpenter bee trap and you will find a lot of different designs.
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Post by drs on May 29, 2015 4:22:07 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on May 30, 2015 9:19:00 GMT -5
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on May 30, 2015 16:13:20 GMT -5
I got it; they just can't craw back up the glass. I thought I was going to need a blueprint.
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Post by M4Madness on May 31, 2015 12:17:29 GMT -5
I've killed DOZENS of them this year, as well as each of the last few years. Being a hunter, I've improvised. LOL! I actually decoy them into position. Yes, decoy. They are very territorial, so what I do is take a dead one that I swatted, and hang it by very thin thread from the porch roof. The others see it and come to fight it. I then either swat them out of the air with a bucket lid and stomp them, or hit them with a shot of carb cleaner. That stuff kills them instantly and they are stone-cold dead before they even hit the ground.
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Post by HuntMeister on May 31, 2015 16:30:20 GMT -5
Decoy  ...sounds like a fun way to kill some time. |
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Post by HighCotton on May 31, 2015 19:19:45 GMT -5
Following the lead of der HuntMeister, Woody, drs and others here, I built one of these traps. Since I had to be up north for a wedding this weekend it just was fitting to do a little work in my Dad's workshop:  The drill press made the job quite easy and now we'll see how she works over the next few weeks:  |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2015 19:35:30 GMT -5
My question on the trap is, what is the purpose of having the top of the blocks cut at an angle?
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Post by greghopper on May 31, 2015 19:38:49 GMT -5
My guess would be it makes for more wood scent.. Area
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Post by HighCotton on May 31, 2015 19:49:19 GMT -5
My question on the trap is, what is the purpose of having the top of the blocks cut at an angle? Good question and I wondered the same. My only thought is that is how we tapered fence posts back in the day on the farm to allow rain to run off and not set on the top of the post. Could be another reason though?! |
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