Getting Rid of Wood Bees

I have carpenter bees making many holes in my back porch. I can't even sit out there without being buzzed several times around my head. The bees aren't aggressive to the point where they act as if they're going to sting me or anything; but I'd like to be able to enjoy my back porch without the continuous whirring sound. How do I get rid of these carpenter bees?

By Crzybaby71 from USA

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By crzybaby71 05/27/2011

Thank you all so much for your input! Shelyn, I've had the same experience w the bees here. Once I've plugged the holes, they start drilling their way out only inside my house recently! Since they ended up drilling their way out of their original holes also, I'm glad to have new ideas on how to handle the situation. Grannygirl, I so appreciate your suggestion! The steel wool sounds like a great option to keep them from just pushing their way out to safety. My boyfriend actually suggested seven dust but of course I didn't listen. lol I think I"m going to make traps & also treat the holes in the porch. We're also going to treat the wood outside the house to try to prevent future habitations of these bees.

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Carpenter bees (look similar to bumble bees) are making Swiss cheese of my house. I took up all my azaleas and other flowers, hoping the bees would move on, but that seemed to make no difference at all! Also, most of their holes are underneath my porch railing in an area too tight to get a shot into the holes with any kind of spray.

Every day there are fresh piles of sawdust all along under my porch railing. I tried using duct tape to tape squares of plastic (cut from milk jugs) over each hole, using a mirror to see the holes. I was amazed to see that they cut a nice neat round hole right through the tape and plastic. Any ideas?

I have resorted to standing guard with bee spray and flyswatter, taking out one bee at a time. Help!

By Debra

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By Shelyn 06/07/2011

My husband made 5 of these traps and our ''friends'' were trapped and gone in no time! Great investment!

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How do I get rid of wood bees and protect against their return.

By Bruce

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By susanmajp 06/04/2011

Be careful, they are mean. A few years ago, I was weeding my yard (didn't even know they were around) when I heard one bee buzzing by. I didn't think anything about it. A minute later, without warning, I was attacked by a swarm. I am not allergic to bees, but had an absolutely horrendous reaction (my body literally started shutting down), probably due to the amount of stings I'd received. I was left with an extremely high medical bill. Personally, I'd hire someone to take care of the problem; even with the cost, it would still be cheaper than my medical bills were.

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