Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck?

05-27-2012, 10:14 AM	#16
Tom Struble Member     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west milford n.j. Posts: 2,692	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? they work so hard it just seems a shame to kill them

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05-27-2012, 10:27 AM	#17
sdsester Member     Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 8,644	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? Quote: Originally Posted by Tom Struble they work so hard it just seems a shame to kill them Agreed but as you can see they can do some real damage in a very short period of time. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-27-2012, 12:43 PM	#18
Tom Struble Member     Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: west milford n.j. Posts: 2,692	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? i love seeing them bump their little noggin into a freshly wrapped aluminum fascia

05-27-2012, 02:02 PM	#19
phil74501 Member   Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 43	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? Gotta say those are some impressive holes for a bug. I don't think I could drill one that good.

05-27-2012, 02:56 PM	#20
twostuds Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 25	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? I hate carpenter bees but find them fascinating at the same time, and the suckers are huge! They seem rather plentiful in this area for some reason. Never had a problem with them when I lived in Wisconsin.

05-28-2012, 01:29 PM	#21
del schisler Member   Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: port st lucie, florida Posts: 338	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? Quote: Originally Posted by CoconutPete It's Cedar! It's on the shady side so it looks like crap, I have to re-treat it, but you know how it is with a 5-week old in the house... Is it possible to buy a smaller amount than a gallon at 140 bucks a pop of Boron? That Abatron place only has that size. I had them at one time. What i done is wait tell dark and get a dowel rod 3/8" and drive in hole and cut it flush. Put in every hole you find? I haven't see any around for a few yrs now. That done the trick with out any chem.

06-12-2012, 01:09 PM	#22
CoconutPete Coconut Pete's paella!     Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: North CT / Denmark Posts: 1,288	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? Well it's been a little while and after "nuking" them with hornet/wasp killer and caulking the hole shut I have not seen or heard from them. Thanks again.

06-12-2012, 11:49 PM	#23
Missouri Bound Member     Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Almost Arkansas Posts: 2,764	Uhh... What drilled a hole my deck? Carpenter bees tend to hover and watch you while bumble bees fly around as if they were drunk most of the time....must be all that nectar. I've been in well houses where the bees would hover about 3' from me just hangin' out. They never got closer and just seemed to be curious as hell as to why I was there. __________________ Do you want it your way or the right way? To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.