They will respond to the shaking of a stick, but they always just come back. Can be very destructive to human habitats of wood

  • unemployedclaquerOPEnglish
    9·
    6 days ago

    Spraying vinegar/water at them annoys them, but they are impervious beasts

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      6 days ago

      Theyre curious too. They give you a boop same as bumble bees just to check you out.

      Theyre adorable little destructive bastards and I love them. And they love my porch.

      • unemployedclaquerOPEnglish
        8·
        6 days ago

        Yes I love them as well, and dismayed at the number of perfect circles they put into everywhere

      • Thurstylark@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        5 days ago

        My partner’s kid took to calling them Bonk Bees, cause they just harmlessly bonk into everything. As far as I care that’s their scientific name, and Carpenter Bees is colloquial.

    • Admiral Patrick@dubvee.orgEnglish
      51·
      6 days ago

      My dog and I hunt them when we’re outside. They love to nest in my porch roof, so when they’re buzzing around I swat them with a broom, the dog will pin them and keep them from getting back up while I go in for the squish.

      I tried setting up a carpenter bee trap, but the bitches ate right through it.

      • turtlesareneat@piefed.caEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        If you absolutely have to kill them - they are destructive and once they start a nest, they will keep it all year - some rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball into the hole will … basically anesthetizes them to death. And then morbidly it’s a dab of wood filler, sand, and paint.