How can I get rid of carpenter bees?
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Here is an article that might be helpful - http://www.homeremedyhacks.com/13-home-remedies-get-rid-carpenter-bees/ - good luck
Hope this helps
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-Carpenter-Bees,
If you are at all handy, build a carpenter bee trap. http://www.myfrugalhome.com/how-to-build-a-carpenter-bee-trap/. We live in a cedar house and have fought carpenter bees for years! Using scrap wood, we build several traps, and for the past 3 years we have had traps set up at each corner of the house. This year we have only seen 6 bees! An added bonus is that we have a lot more honey bees this year. I guess honey bees were intimidated by the giant carpenter bees. If you're not handy, you can also buy traps online.
go to www.doyourownpestcontrol.com and read about the bees. I have the same problem and found this site too late for this year. However, I will be ready next spring when the buggers start again. Good luck and lots of success. BTW . I found an old tennis racquet at a yard sale for a dollar that works really well on them. You can practice your backhand and forehand as well. I hate killing them but, they are damaging my house.
Hardware and big home improvement stores sell the bee traps also.
Loghomecare.come has a few solutions for filling holes, and what to do about the deck wood.
Thank you for all your helpful suggestions. I will try the home remedies as none of the hardware stores around here can help me.