Carpenter bees are harmless but can cause noticeable damage to wood. While carpenter bees do not actually eat wood, they excavate tunnels to use as nests.
How Do You Treat for Carpenter Bees?
Carpenter bee prevention and treatment begins with your technician completing a thorough inspection of the problem areas. The goals for the inspection are to accurately identify the offending pest and locate any damage.
Once the inspection is complete, your technician will prepare a pest control plan. The most effective control method is to apply an insecticide dust to the bees’ drill holes. We’ll leave the holes open for a few days so returning bees will also contact the insecticide.
Why Did Carpenter Bees Come to My Property?
Carpenter bees excavate tunnels into unfinished or weathered wood.
It is common to find robust, black, and yellow carpenter bees in the eaves of homes, as well as in decks, siding, fascia boards, and porches.
If your property has a deck or any kind of unfinished/weathered wood, carpenters bees will be atracted to it.
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Carpenter Bee FAQs
- Do carpenter bees sting?
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The female carpenter bees is capable of stinging but seldom does unless provoked or handled.
Male carpenter bees do not sting but can appear menacing as they hover and dart after flying insects that trespass into their territory.
- Are there any carpenter bee control methods I can do myself?
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Once the bees die, you can seal and re-paint their drill holes.
While only a temporarily effective method, applying a liquid insecticide to the wood surface is a less time-consuming process than applying dust to drill holes.
For non-insecticide carpenter bee prevention, you can paint any bare, exposed wood surfaces that are being attacked with exterior paint or a polyurethane finish.