You re probably most familiar with honeybees and bumblebees which are social bees that live in colonies.
Terminex treatment for carpeter bees.
However since carpenter bees are not social insects and tend to be more solitary bees getting rid of carpenter bees usually does not involve dealing with a large hive.
Discover how our extermination services treat remove pests.
We paid upfront the total cost of about 700 00 to have them treat the exterior of the log cabin and fill the hole in which the bees burrowed into the cabin.
Apply residual insecticide dust in carpenter bee holes and galleries with a duster.
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Spray a residual insecticide in the areas where the bees are active.
Professional pest control companies like orkin terminix and aptive know how to identify harmful bees from beneficial ones and create treatment plans to eliminate carpenter bees.
Carpenter bees are often mistaken for bumble bees due to their similarity in size and sometimes yellow and black bands.
Painting bare wood that is being attacked by carpenter bees can deter some bees.
However there are many other types of bees that lead solitary lives and raise their young in different environments wood dirt leaves etc such as carpenter bees ground bees mason bees and orchid bees.
Get rid of carpenter bees.
If you have an active carpenter bee infestation follow these guidelines to exterminate them.
Spray insecticide more heavily in early spring to prevent infestation and then treat regularly throughout the summer.
Both can appear as solid black bees but a carpenter bee has a hairless black and shiny abdomen while bumble bees are fuzzy all over.
Luckily we re experienced in bee control.
However it does not offer the best solution.
Pesticides offer an effective means to eliminate the pests.
We can keep bees at bay without harming them with our annual carpenter bee service.
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Carpenter bees are typically around 1 inch in length.
Bee infestations can be detrimental to your home.
If the wood targeted by bees is treated with a residual pest control product carpenter bees may be repelled or killed by the treatment.
Don t become an airbnbee are carpenter bees boring holes into your home.
Carpenter bee sprays can be applied on and around the holes in the wood and is effective on newer intrusions.
Terminix service treats your home to make it less appealing to carpenter bees without harming them.