Pest Inspection CT – Ways to Control Carpenter Bees. The warm summer will certainly bring out the best in carpenter bees. They love to fly, swarm and buzz right in front of your face. Not to worry. This bee can be very intimidating but their buzz is worse than their sting.
As a matter of fact, the male carpenter bee is unable to sting and they are the most noticed. The female has the ability to sting but rarely does. She has to be extremely provoked before attempting to sting.
If you see a large number of bees hovering around eaves or drilling holes in your wood you have carpenter bees. Carpenter bees nest in wooded objects like tree’s, fences, decking and wood framing. A Carpenter bee begins her nest by drilling a nearly perfect round hole about a quarter of an inch. (more…)