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Keepthesoulalive

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5. When these guys are finished I may not have a house

Reply to Quiet Em (Original post)

Mon May 18, 2026, 04:28 PM

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But they are bad ass pollinators and they keep other stinging insects away. I have learned to appreciate them. They are welcome to make holes in my deck but they didn’t seem to be interested in anything but the citrus.

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There is a carpenter bee who has been surveilling me like a drone all day [View all] Quiet Em Monday OP

There's a bumblebee at my window, I think it is, keeps bashing up against the glass Walleye Monday #1

He's guarding his nest, which is likely in a hole in the wood of your deck. He'll be gone in a few weeks. Intractable Monday #2

How to kill carpenter bees the easy way and how to get rid of them for good. Goonch Monday #3

It'd be nice if there was a way to evict them without killing them JoseBalow Monday #4

;-{) Personally I just put up with them Goonch Monday #9

I'm constantly working on those skills JoseBalow Monday #10

Have you tried telling them to buzz off? Harker Monday #13

That's a good idea JoseBalow Monday #16

I ousted a few flies, two wasps, and a hornet today. Harker Monday #17

I use peppermint spray. Irish_Dem Monday #14

When these guys are finished I may not have a house Keepthesoulalive Monday #5

Make them a home and they will leave yours alone. The males can't sting and females Ziggysmom Monday #6

Good advice Quiet Em Monday #7

Interesting! electric_blue68 Monday #8

I like this solution! JoseBalow Monday #11

This Will Change the Way You Think About Carpenter Bees! Goonch Monday #12

They can cause a lot of damage, I saw a trap for them at Lowes. They can drill a perfect 3/8 " doc03 Monday #15