Carpenter Bees

Homeowners often notice carpenter bees in the late spring to early summer months. They can be found hovering around the outside of your home looking for favorable areas to construct their nests. These nests are generally located in porches, sheds, garages, window sills and fences. They prefer to tunnel into bare weathered wood so painting exposed wooden areas can deter them from nesting. As females construct their tunnels in solid wood, you can hear their chewing of the wood from several feet away. Discarded piles of sawdust beside the entrance of the nest and the presence of bees in flight around the area provide clues that a nest is near. The males usually guard the outside of the nest and since they don't even have stingers they are harmless and just tend to make a lot of fuss to scare away predators. The female however stay inside the nest mostly and do have stingers but will only use them if they are severely threatened or agitated. These nests are homes to the bees for many generations and if left unchecked will grow annually and do severe cosmetic damage to the exterior of your home.

Which Treatment is Right for Your Infestation?

Because Carpenter Bees will return to the same nesting areas year after year it is important to address both past and future potential activity.

Our Pest Management Professionals know exactly when and where to inspect,and can determine if any wood damaged from activity would need to be treated and/or replaced.

While there is no quick fix to Carpenter Bee control We do have a comprehensive plan to bring about Carpenter Bee eradication,and Customer satisfaction.