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bees in the wall
redcedars
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Need some help with a little problem.
The light fixture outside my front door went bad, and I precrastinated about replacing it. In the meantime bees have used the 3/4" by 2" slot in the siding to enter and take up residence in the wall.
How to get them out or kill them without driving them into the house?
Hate to kill them but I can't leave them where they are. They don't bother me, but they are flying around the front door all day, and it is only a matter of time until they mistakenly view me (or worse yet a guest) as a threat and attack. That close to the new hive, there are sure to be enough to do some damage.
redcedars
The light fixture outside my front door went bad, and I precrastinated about replacing it. In the meantime bees have used the 3/4" by 2" slot in the siding to enter and take up residence in the wall.
How to get them out or kill them without driving them into the house?
Hate to kill them but I can't leave them where they are. They don't bother me, but they are flying around the front door all day, and it is only a matter of time until they mistakenly view me (or worse yet a guest) as a threat and attack. That close to the new hive, there are sure to be enough to do some damage.
redcedars
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"Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet."
The other thing I have seen is to put a Shop-Vac hose next to the hole and keep it running all the time. I have seen this 3 or 4 times, I don't know how well it works. It's kind of annoying to hear the vac running all the time is the down side.
Good luck.
Get the job done and come home safe guys.
I rush in where others flee.
a couple of times.Luckily,there is a beekeeper
(I can't remember the official name)in the area
who gladly comes to people's rescue.Trying to get
rid of them yourself can be impossible,not to
mention dangerous!Check the yellow pages,or ask
around(feed store would be the best bet).One thing
is for sure,there are a whole lot more bees there
than you think.Last time he helped me out,the hive
was under a 8'x8' cage I have in the back yard
(wood floor).We noticed them coming in and out for
a couple of weeks.They weren't bothering anything
until we came home and the dog(tied nearby)was all stungup.
He estimated 50,000 bees were removed!!
Whatever you do,DON"T PI$$ THEM OFF!!!
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
I thought about simply spraying ito the hole in the wall after dark when they are all back in there. But I don't know for sure where they are, and if they are close enought to the hole to be reached that way. I also don't want to drive them to find a way into the house itself, which I suspect they could do.
redcedars
In the meantime, any advice would still be greatly appreciated, as I don't know if these folks can or will help.
redcedars
beekeeper!Meanwhile,double your fire insurance
and get all your guns(and ammo) to a safe place.
KNOWWUTIMEAN[?][:D]
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
ZURICH (Reuters) - A man who tried to fight bothersome wasps with insect spray and a cigarette lighter burned down his apartment and two neighboring flats, Swiss police say.
A police spokesman said Tuesday the man used a whole can of insect spray on a wasp nest underneath an overhanging roof outside his apartment.
When he tried to fend off the angry wasps with his lighter, the fumes ignited and set the flats ablaze.
No one in the apartment block was hurt, but the blaze caused more than $350,000 in damage.
Don't let this be you.
Get the job done and come home safe guys.
I rush in where others flee.
But Bobby, why increase the fire insurance? I'm not going to do anything like the Swiss guy.
redcedars
My heros have always killed cowboys.
Someone say somethin' about bees?
Love them Beavers
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN
Carpenter bees drill holes in the wood. They live in there. If you can get to the holes, use any insecticide. Where the holes are hard to reach, I have simply watched them coming and going and then hit individual bees with wasp & hornet spray. They are also fun to shoot with a BB gun.
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Love them Beavers
SUPPORT THE I.N.S. , THE COUNTRY THEY SAVE COULD BE YOUR OWN
My heros have always killed cowboys.
To Ride, shoot straight,and speak the truth
This was the Ancient law of Youth
Old times are past, old times are done:
But the Law runs true, O little son!
My first thought was to just tell my Ex she could sell them for a dollar each , and she would have caught'em one by one,but I didn't want her around that long!!
Gun control is a steady hand