John Dirks Jr Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 To discourage carpenter bees from continuing their annual re-infestation in wood trim, is PVC based stuff like Azek a good choice? Will they avoid boring holes in the PVC stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 You need to get some Carpenter Bee traps! The work pretty darn good? http://www.hgtvgardens.com/pests/the-bu ... enter-bees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 You would kill them? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 The home made bottle traps work great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Baird Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Bottle traps do work, but they aren't the best looking things in the world. Among my garden plants is a salvia (Salvia microphylla), named one I have is called Hot Lips. See in foreground on right of path. Gets to 3' by 4' or so. Blooms all spring, summer, and into fall till frost. Carpenter bees love the blooms so much that I can stand beside the plant with a pair of work gloves and just mash them with my fingers or clap them between palms to shock them to ground where I stomp 'em. Get done in ten minutes what the bottle trap takes weeks to do. Click to Enlarge 98.12 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottpat Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 You would kill them? Marc Uhh, That's The Idea! Dead as a doornail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 You would kill them? Marc Uhh, That's The Idea! Dead as a doornail! A tennis racket works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlparham Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 You would kill them? Marc Uhh, That's The Idea! Dead as a doornail! A tennis racket works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I have a couple of these in my house. They work great. No squished spiders or flies to clean off the walls or ceilings. http://www.harborfreight.com/electronic ... 40122.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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