Yeah, we have them all over the place around here. I had just finished putting up a fence and found a couple bees going at it.
Usually they are building their home, but can be a real problem when a little one or a pet gets to close. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 1:55 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Wood eating bees? > > 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! > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:160814 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
