Carpenter Bees Solution

Hoosierpopi · 2007-06-19T17:29:27+00:00

My barn was infested with CBees. I read a post on this boardsuggesting putting bubble gum in the openings, another suggestedpainting them. I tried spraying red paint (spray can, Wal-Mart $0.98),They I tried expanding foam into the holes (dripped all over, ooozedout and left interesting effect in th barn ceiling rafters and a realmess on me).A neighbor suggested fuel-oil and I bought a gallon of diesel for$2.75 and sprayed the ceiling using a garden sprayer. Really Soakedeverything in site. Next day - still had bees. So, I sprayed anothergallon (covering some spots I missed and making sure everything wasdieseled completely. Next day, still some bees hanging about. Maybefewer, hard to tell as they are not easily distinguishable, one fromthe other (save those that got sprayed with the red paint on day one).Now, a couple of weeks later, there are No Bees in the Barn.And, I also tried another trick. I broke up a few old roofing shinglesand put them in the bottom of a wide-mouth jar. Then, covered themwith diesel fuel and let it sit like a container of Sun Tea.Makes a really good stain for OUTDOOR projects kids are not likely tochew. I put it on and let it soak into the wood, then repeat until itlooks as if the wood will absorb no more. Let it sit in the out ofdoors until it dies to the touch, then "install it."No way to tell yet if the properties of the ingredients of this"stain" will protect the project for years and years, but I think itmay do quite nicely. It appears that the bird feeder sheds water likea duck.'course, I may expire soon from the toxins . .

Jun 19, 2007 23 Replies

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Joe AutoDrill 19 years ago

I still have a pint of Chlordane(sp?) at home waiting for my NEXT problem with carpenter ants... The first one has been gone for 8 years so far but it was a doozy!

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Swingman 19 years ago

Memories .... we kids picked blackberries till our fingers were sore knowing how good they would taste come winter. The parrafin we used for the sealer came from the Gulf "filling station".

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Lew Hodgett 19 years ago

They must have had a corner on the paraffin market.

Lew

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Swingman 19 years ago

A by-product of hydrocarbon refining?

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