Paul Cronshaw, D.C. wrote:
>
> I realize this is a Honey bee-list but I need a little help with another
> bee problem.
>
> I have a patient who called me about Carpenter Bees.  Seems they are
> drilling holes into shutters that adorn her front house just like
> woodpeckers. Nice piles of sawdust. One local extreminator had been little
> help with the problem (seems they know alot about termites but little about
> this species of insect).
>
> Are there any easy ways to rid a structure of these wood eating insects?
>
> Thanks for any input.
>
> Paul Cronshaw, D.C.
> Cyberchiro and Hobbyist Beekeeper
> Santa Barbara, CA  USA
 
Paul
 
We had a carpenter bee problem once and we sprayed them with wasp
spray.And it killed them all.
 
           Marcy D. Waters