The Carpenter Bees have been out in force this Spring. They're looking for wood to drill into for new homes. There seem to be a great number of them. When Larry found a hole drilled into our front door he declared war. After searching online we found that it takes diligence to observe where they're drilling, then killing the bees inside the hole followed by killing any eggs inside. I read that, when it's dark outside and the bees are in their nest, squirting W-4 into the hole is effective at killing the bee(s). Follow that by stuffing the hole with a cotton ball saturated with acetone and hopefully you've controlled that one nest.
It didn't seem prudent to be climbing ladders in the dark. Also, if you know Larry, he likes to take immediate action. So, he went shopping for a butterfly net. When he couldn't find a good one for a decent price he decided to make his own.
It wasn't long and he had himself a sturdy "bee" net and proceeded to catch bees. One by one he caught the bees and smashed them while in the net. He also sprayed W-2 40 and stuff holes with acetone drenched cotton balls just in case but I'm not sure he needed to. I haven't seen any Carpenter Bees in a few days now.
It wasn't long and he had himself a sturdy "bee" net and proceeded to catch bees. One by one he caught the bees and smashed them while in the net. He also sprayed W-2 40 and stuff holes with acetone drenched cotton balls just in case but I'm not sure he needed to. I haven't seen any Carpenter Bees in a few days now. 
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