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Subject: Re: Bees
From: "Todd Maihle" <maihle@gateway.net>
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Date: Mon, 31 May 99 23:26:54
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They are carpenter bees and will also act as pollinators. Don't kill them,
just give them some place else to bore their holes. Treat the wood you don't
want them on with a wood protectant similar to those used for pressure
treated wood. Build a home for them using a block of wood. Drill some holes
in it and they will leave your other wood alone. They generally won't sting,
the males can't, the females will if highly provoked. They are generally
beneficial, and I like having them around the garden, so please don't kill
them...

Hope this helps!
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Thanks,
Todd
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Roy Turner wrote in message
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>
> Speaking of bees, we have a problem with those ones that look like
> bumble bees boring holes in our outdoor rafters and such. I see
> bumblebees working the flowers and I know we need pollinators badly
> because of the honey bee shortage. I try and catch the little devils in
> the act of going for the rafters on the carport and kill them with the
> fly swatter. I am getting good enough to win a tennis championship!
> Anyone have any tips on how to tell these pests from the good guys?
> Becky
>