Oh yeah. We lived in Ohio for a year when I was a kid, and we had something very similar (if not them exactly) living in some old railroad ties that bordered a garden in our back yard. My sister was stung a lot by them, but not nearly as much as I was by the wasps that lived in the birdhouse.
- Jim Ray Champagne wrote: >I found out this weekend that my tool shed is infested with Carpenter >bees. I had never heard of them until this weekend. Apparently, they >are termite-like bees that tunnel into soft wood. I could hear >"chomping" sounds in my shed, thought it was mice or squirrels until my >neighbor informed me of what they were. > > have red up on them, and it seems that they are difficult to eliminate >at this time of year, since the eggs have already been laid. I plan on >doing the recommended spraying in the holes and tunnels that they have >created, and was wondering how many times I am going to have to do this. > Google's results say once to twice to "several". > >Anyone else ever had to deal with these annoying things before? > >Bees are going to end this world, I swear. Remember when you just had >to worry about getting stung? Now you have to worry about killer bees, >stepping on a mud hornet nest, and having your house collapse because >they ate your framing. Jeez! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase RoboHelp from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=59 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:160799 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
