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Carpenter Bee Elimination
For Cedar Homes
Carpenter bees cause serious damage to
thousands of homes in the United States every year. Beginning in the
spring of the year, these wood bees (as
carpenter bees are sometimes called) drill holes in wood to lay their eggs.Wettable powder formulations (Demon WP, Cynoff WP, Tempo WP) will leave a visible residue on dark surfaces which is undesirable for some people. Cedar and log homes may also be bombarded with carpenter bees which requires special attention. Most of our customers who have these types of homes prefer to use Demon EC or Cynoff EC for their carpenter bee elimination. Both of these products contain Cypermethrin (an active ingredient which gives excellent knock down of carpenter bees) without leaving a visible residue.
There are two excellent pest control kits available for killing carpenter
bees on cedar and log homes:
Carpenter Bee Kit #3 and Carpenter Bee
Kit #9. The kits are identical except for the insecticide dust;
Kit #3 contains Drione Dust and Kit #9 contains Delta
Dust. Drione kills a little faster but Delta
Dust has a slightly longer residual and resists moisture. When Drione
is not available, use Carpenter Bee Kit #9 instead.
Carpenter Bee Kit #3
This Carpenter Bee Kit contains the necessary products for those who have
heavy infestations (of carpenter bees) on cedar or log homes. Each kit contains
1 pint Demon
EC, 1 pound Drione Dust, a Crusader
Duster and a Dial-A-Mix hose end sprayer.
These products are also much cheaper to use when treating larger areas or where
high volumes of insecticide spray is required. When treating these larger
areas (on log or cedar homes) use a hose-end sprayer for application. This
allows you to treat exterior walls with greater ease and reach higher areas
without having to use a step ladder. For severe infestations of carpenter
bees on cedar and log, you will need to spray twice (2 weeks apart) the first
month. After your spray has been allowed to dry, apply your Drione Dust to
all possible carpenter bee holes or entry points. Repeat spray and dust as
necessary.
Use Carpenter
Bee Kit #3 if you have cedar siding, log or other such home where volume of
product is needed.
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Carpenter Bee Kit #9
Carpenter Bee Kit contains products for those who have
heavy carpenter bee infestations on cedar or log homes.
Kit contains
1 pint Demon
EC, 1 pound Delta Dust, a Crusader
Duster and a Dial-A-Mix hose end sprayer.
These products are also much cheaper to use when treating larger areas or where
high volumes of insecticide spray is required. When treating these larger
areas (on log or cedar homes) use a hose-end sprayer for application. This
allows you to treat exterior walls with greater ease and reach higher areas
without having to use a step ladder. For severe infestations of carpenter
bees on cedar and log, you will need to spray twice (2 weeks apart) the first
month. After your spray has been allowed to dry, apply your Delta Dust to
all possible carpenter bee holes or entry points. Repeat spray and dust as
necessary.
Carpenter Bee Kit #9 is $99.00, plus shipping.
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Carpenter Bee Basic Information
Choose the product that best suits your overall needs for pest control in and
around your home or business. Tempo WP and Cynoff
WP are all wettable powders (powder concentrates that are mixed with water
for spraying for various insect pests) which are odorless and give at least 90
day residual action indoors. Cynoff
EC and Demon
EC are liquid concentrates which give about 30 days residual and no visible
residue. Mix 1/2 to 1 ounce of these liquid concentrates per gallon of
water. Mix Cynoff WP or Tempo
WP at the rate of 2 scoops per gallon when controlling carpenter bee
infestations; spray on any wood surface you wish to protect from carpenter bees
or where they may want to bore holes and create galleries. One gallon can treat
up to 1000 sq./ft. This application rate works well when treating cedar homes
and log cabins. These structures are particularly subject to carpenter bees. If
you tend to have recurring carpenter bee problems every Spring or Fall, may have
to do more spraying. This will deter future infestations of many pests,
including carpenter bees. Apply your wettable powder insecticides
once every 4 weeks in the spring when they are most active. Once a month
applications throughout the summer will probably provide protection but do not
forget your fall application. Although rain and humidity will break down the
chemical, it is active enough so that even trace amounts will help chase
carpenter bees, wasps and hornets away.