Carpenter bees are a dreadful infestation that can damage your house and harm your family. A duel attack can render your entire property uninhabitable. Not just the outside but the inside too as the terrible creatures burrow into the wood of your home and your deck, creating tangling tunnels that can render wood completely unstable. This does not take very long either and can cause horrific injuries if a human falls prey to the weekend wood. Houses can collapse if left long enough with an infestation of this type.
If you suspect a carpenter bee presence anywhere near or on your property, contact Carpenter Bee Control Oshawa for quick and safe removal.
The carpenter bee does not eat wood, they burrow into it and then leave the leftovers out of the hole. This material smells terrible and is made up of bits of bee bodies, feces, and wood powder. Together it makes a sticky mess that is very hard to clean.
The female bees are the only ones who can sting, build tunnels, and, of course, lay eggs. The males are mates and after that, they are essentially useless other than buzzing around to get people away from the nest. The females are, however, very dangerous and will attack anyone they come across that appears to threaten the nest. The female builds a catacomb-like tunnel in wood and then lays eggs in the opening in the walls of the tunnel. She deposits an egg with bee bread and seals it up. When the bee is mature it will break out on its own and begin working with the rest of the colony. One of the most dangerous parts of this infestation is carpenter bees can easily survive winters and can be a constant threat to your home for years, even decades if they have not been located.
To find them you need to search for the frass and the holes they create, if you can’t find them follow the bees as they fly around finding wood surfaces to drill. By nightfall, they will return to the nest and lead you to the scene of the crime. Once you know where they are you can get rid of them, either on your own by painting over the holes or varnishing the wood, carpenter bees cant burrow through anything but raw wood. Everything else kills them. This will take care of the infestation right away but if you miss some you may end up having accomplished nothing as the remaining nests expand. The best option is to call Pest Control Oshawa and get a technician in to destroy the nests and permanently eliminate the infestation, for good.