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Post by kluski on Apr 13, 2022 22:49:23 GMT
What do use to catch them?
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Post by carhoch on Apr 13, 2022 23:37:54 GMT
My husband made traps for them that work really ,well you can find how too on Pinterest. Otherwise badminton racket work really well it’s kind of fun for the kids.
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Post by kluski on Apr 14, 2022 0:45:38 GMT
We’ve been using the racket method but it’s getting old. No little people to put to work! kinda just want to buy something on Amazon.
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 14, 2022 6:16:13 GMT
To kill them? Why?
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Post by Zee on Apr 14, 2022 8:20:31 GMT
OMG I forbid my husband from hitting them with a tennis racket. He thinks they'll ruin the deck because one year one made a hole. They're my friends! I like the way they make eye contact with me and just hover there, saying hi 😂
If I see any other holes I'll maybe take action but for now I enjoy them while I'm out on the deck. And yes, I inspect it regularly including under it (it's attached to the second story so I can see every bit of it).
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Post by atomicdog on Apr 14, 2022 9:58:53 GMT
I can speak from experience - carpenter bees will ruin your wood. You'll find sawdust around where they've been and it's miserable getting rid of them. We ended up having to reside our home (we had carolina pine siding).
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Post by Patter on Apr 14, 2022 10:10:18 GMT
I can speak from experience - carpenter bees will ruin your wood. You'll find sawdust around where they've been and it's miserable getting rid of them. We ended up having to reside our home (we had carolina pine siding). Yep, they continue to drill into our deck. It's awful every year, and I hate how they come right up to me. Ick!
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Post by maryannscraps on Apr 14, 2022 10:46:13 GMT
I love them! Please don't kill them. They are major pollinators. They make me smile. ETA: carpenter bees
The males who exhibit intimidating behavior (meant for other insects) are the ones who buzz and hover. They don't have stingers, so they aren't going to harm you. Just brush them away and they'll move on. No need to hit them with anything.
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Post by phoenixcov on Apr 14, 2022 11:29:43 GMT
People get their kids to kill bees with a racket and call it playing? Don`t you know how important Bees are to our survival?
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 14, 2022 11:51:16 GMT
My husband made traps for them that work really ,well you can find how too on Pinterest. Otherwise badminton racket work really well it’s kind of fun for the kids. We do this for the aggressive ones that bomb us while we are eating. They will ruin the deck/wood tho, but we don't seek them out.
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Post by peasapie on Apr 14, 2022 11:57:23 GMT
We buy citrus oil spray at Home Depot and spray their nesting areas. It repels them so they relocate, but doesn’t kill them. Other than destroying wood, they are helpful creatures. No need to kill bees.
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Post by 16joy on Apr 14, 2022 13:49:38 GMT
If they are buzzing around, they are drilling a hole somewhere on your house or garage. They love my soffit and fascia. They spew on windows If it’s nearby when they drill the hole.
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Post by ~summer~ on Apr 14, 2022 13:54:38 GMT
You actually want to kill bees?
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 14, 2022 14:07:58 GMT
Otherwise badminton racket work really well it’s kind of fun for the kids. killing creatures that are just trying to live their lives, and calling it FUN?!? that is horrible! man, we really are doomed as a species if people don't understand how the ecosystems and creatures that live on the earth interact with each other.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Apr 14, 2022 16:10:49 GMT
They will destroy wood. They were going to town on my mom’s deck. Holes everywhere in just a couple of years.
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Post by carhoch on Apr 14, 2022 16:32:13 GMT
Otherwise badminton racket work really well it’s kind of fun for the kids. killing creatures that are just trying to live their lives, and calling it FUN?!? that is horrible! man, we really are doomed as a species if people don't understand how the ecosystems and creatures that live on the earth interact with each other. I don’t enjoy killing anything but they where destroying my deck so they needed to go and death by Badminton racket is quick and painless , it takes them days to die in the traps .
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Post by shamrock on Apr 14, 2022 20:40:07 GMT
We put tinfoil in the holes they start. It seemed to discourage them and make they find another place.
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Post by used2scrap on Apr 15, 2022 5:50:29 GMT
WD 40 sprayed in the wood holes they bore will kill them. They can destroy a deck/fence/porch railing in a season.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2022 8:30:12 GMT
Bees are SO important. In the past, we would just plug the holes that they made and they moved on elsewhere.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Apr 15, 2022 10:55:43 GMT
Otherwise badminton racket work really well it’s kind of fun for the kids. killing creatures that are just trying to live their lives, and calling it FUN?!? that is horrible! man, we really are doomed as a species if people don't understand how the ecosystems and creatures that live on the earth interact with each other.
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Post by gar on Apr 15, 2022 11:12:20 GMT
Dear lord 😔 Please investigate other methods of deterring them (several methods on here alone) before making killing them into entertainment for the kids 🙁
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Post by Gem Girl on Apr 15, 2022 18:08:09 GMT
Bee die-offs are already a problem on the planet. We need them to pollinate our fruits and vegetables. People in this suburban community (& probably many others) put chemicals all over their lawns, including a service that puts out mosquito poison, and one neighbor who deliberately poisons for ants outside.
If we don't get back to understanding the importance of biodiversity, wide-spread famine is a real possibility.
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Post by carhoch on Apr 16, 2022 20:32:26 GMT
For all the ladies that are horrified because we killed the carpenter bee that where destroying our property with a badminton racket I hope you are vegan otherwise you are just hypocrites
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Post by Zee on Apr 16, 2022 20:56:05 GMT
For all the ladies that are horrified because we killed the carpenter bee that where destroying our property with a badminton racket I hope you are vegan otherwise you are just hypocrites I'm cool with that I just don't make it a sport to kill things I did almost let DH get out his racket last night though because one kept on getting right in my face. I know DH still does it behind my back but it bothers me. I spoke with the bee and he agreed enough was enough and moved on 😁 Here there are so many you'd never kill them all. They start to disappear when it gets hotter. They are in all the parks and when I walk my dog we pass dozens. I still like the way they hover and listen to me talk. 🙂
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 16, 2022 22:15:17 GMT
For all the ladies that are horrified because we killed the carpenter bee that where destroying our property with a badminton racket I hope you are vegan otherwise you are just hypocrites Ooooh, you’ve definitely told me, I shall immediately start killing things for fun.
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Post by Just T on Apr 16, 2022 22:23:05 GMT
A couple of years ago, we rebuilt our deck and it was raw wood for a few months. The carpenter bees were all over it. Once we stained it, they went away. They were annoying, and I am not vegan, but I also don't feel right about killing the bees. I think you can be both--non vegan and anti killing bees. Bees are so important to our food supply and eco system.
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Post by carhoch on Apr 16, 2022 22:43:04 GMT
For all the ladies that are horrified because we killed the carpenter bee that where destroying our property with a badminton racket I hope you are vegan otherwise you are just hypocrites Ooooh, you’ve definitely told me, I shall immediately start killing things for fun. You and I eat meat but I am supposed to keep bugs that eat my house ok ,I am also supposed to do nothing against roaches and what about spiders or ants and don’t forget mice , I also had found a copperhead swimming in pool once what do you want me to do with all of it seriously.
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Post by craftykitten on Apr 17, 2022 6:32:35 GMT
Ooooh, you’ve definitely told me, I shall immediately start killing things for fun. You and I eat meat but I am supposed to keep bugs that eat my house ok ,I am also supposed to do nothing against roaches and what about spiders or ants and don’t forget mice , I also had found a copperhead swimming in pool once what do you want me to do with all of it seriously. I don’t eat meat, actually. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t wear leather and I avoid animal products where I can, but I don’t think it is physically possible to be the kind of ‘perfect vegan’ you think I have to be otherwise I’m a hypocrite. There is a world of difference between controlling pests as humanely as possible, and teaching your children that it is FUN to whack insects with a badminton racquet. I keep honey bees, I teach beekeeping to children. I show them how to move insects gently, I encourage them to lift snails off the path, I help them move worms back into the grass. I want to encourage people to live with nature and not immediately view it as a problem that needs killing. We live on opposite sides of the world and I know that you have different pest problems, I am not unsympathetic. I don’t expect you to live with roaches and mice in your house. There are ways of deterring pests, and humanely destroying them if it’s impossible, and that’s what I’d rather do.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Apr 18, 2022 14:20:38 GMT
yes, I eat meat, so yeah, I'm somewhat of a hypocrite. I'm okay with that, too. I would- and DO- leave things alone, as much as possible. We only intervene when stinging insects are inside the house and the pets could get stung because they don't know enough to leave them alone. Otherwise, we try to move things back outside. If there is a deterrent, I would use that over whacking insects to kill them, any day.
If I found a copperhead in the pool, yeah, I'd probably freak out initially, but then I'd either scoop it out with a net and take it somewhere ELSE- if I thought I could do it safely- or I'd call a professional to do the same thing.
My career (pharmaceutical industry- quality professional) has taught me that you need to fix the ROOT CAUSE of a problem to take care of it effectively. Your bees/deck situation is a symptom. What is the root cause? THAT is what you need to find out and fix. (Did you do something different to the deck? Are the bees losing habitat somewhere else that is causing them to move into your yard? Are they moving thru your area on the way somewhere else?) And again- I'd go for a deterrent over killing, all day long.
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