How to eliminate bees from infesting under sunroom. tried to cover holes but still persist.?

Question

How to eliminate bees from infesting under sunroom. tried to cover holes but still persist.?

Answer 1

Try putting seven dust in the holes. Leave them uncovered for a day or two, then plug the holes. Here are a couple of links to check out:

Purdue University's website on carpenter bees:

http://www.ppdl.purdue.edu/PPDL/weeklypi...

This one is good too:

http://www.kolias.com/homegarden/bees.ht...

A couple of other sites:

http://www.getridofthings.com/get-rid-of...

http://www.ehow.com/how_2050332_eliminat...

Answer 2

You might try bay leaves.  Most insects hate them and will not nest where they are.  Just break a few up in pieces of three or four (don't crush them) and spread them in the holes.  It might work.

Answer 3

Sounds like you have wood bees. They can be worrisome and a nuisance. They don't sting to my knowledge. I tried several things. Yours sound mad because you stopped up their holes to their homes. I watched and when some went in the holes I sprayed them with wasp killer and then sprayed all the other holes I could find. No more bees for me and they were in a horse barn and aggravating the animals to death with their constant buzzing.

Answer 4

Are they yellow jackets?  If so, wait until dark when they have all gone into the hole and pour some bee poison down the hole.  I use gasoline but it's getting too expensive for these kinds of things!