3 for 3 on carpenter bees

6GUNSONLY · Apr 29, 2022

Carpenter bees have found my new and very expensive (if you've bought any lumber in the past 18 mos you understand) front porch. Me and the OM Super SS are 3 for three today with help from CCI's .22 mag shotshells. Here's a pic of the first two, number three was point blank range and nothing left to photograph. And, all were taken on the wing in a highly sporting manner, no sitting shots taken

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badguybuster · Apr 29, 2022

Dang, I thought I was doing good with a tennis racket

Cholo · Apr 29, 2022

I get them with a fly swatter, but it's no ordinary fly swatter. It could kill large city rats LOL

rugerguy · Apr 29, 2022

nice job, we used to use spray brake cleaner, back in the day it was really cheap to buy!!

contender · Apr 29, 2022

I too hate carpenter bees. And I know what you mean about lumber prices. I spent over $200 today & didn't get much.

I've been considering building some rice loads just for those pesky bees,, but I do enjoy whacking them with my tennis racket.

6GUNSONLY · Apr 29, 2022

I made up some .44 loads a year or two ago using grits and a card wad that were effective inside 10'.

43north · Apr 30, 2022

6GUNSONLY said:
I made up some .44 loads a year or two ago using grits and a card wad that were effective inside 10'.

Finally, a use for grits I can endorse!

freakindawgen · May 1, 2022

They are slow, when they would hover in front of you I used to smack them with a bat.

dannyd · May 1, 2022

I feel kinda bad for mine went from wood siding and wood fence to Hardy board siding and vinyl fence. Now they hover around not knowing what to do.

Shotgungibbs · May 1, 2022

I bought one of the Bug A Salt guns from Cabela's several years ago. Sitting on my porch with it is an entertaining rest time.

harley08 · May 1, 2022

6GUNSONLY said:
Carpenter bees have found my new and very expensive (if you've bought any lumber in the past 18 mos you understand) front porch. Me and the OM Super SS are 3 for three today with help from CCI's .22 mag shotshells. Here's a pic of the first two, number three was point blank range and nothing left to photograph. And, all were taken on the wing in a highly sporting manner, no sitting shots taken .View attachment 1968

harley08 · May 1, 2022

I love it - Thanks for the picture!
If there are any holes they made, fill them up with white caulk! - with then in the hole if you can...

Jack Ryan · May 1, 2022

YOu are going to go broke AND still lose your porch trying to shoot them all. Spray down with permethrin.

dannyd · May 1, 2022

Or use Dawn dish soap and water in a spray bottle. Gets rid of the bugs and cleans your house.

contender · May 1, 2022

My wonderful better half was commenting the other day about some woman on FB defending the "poor carpenter bees" and singing their praises. Apparently,, many folks offered to let HER have all their carpenter bees to destroy her house.

Me? I'll keep swatting them with my tennis racquet.
If I ever get around to making some rice loads,,look out bees!

6GUNSONLY · May 2, 2022

Yeah, I know shooting them isn't an efficient control method but it sure is fun. My wife was laughing at how much fun I was having with it. I got two yesterday with my baseball cap; the single six wasn't handy.
So, a question - how did carpenter bees survive for thousands of years before people started building things out of lumber?

Fox Mike · May 2, 2022

6GUNSONLY said:
Yeah, I know shooting them isn't an efficient control method but it sure is fun. My wife was laughing at how much fun I was having with it. I got two yesterday with my baseball cap; the single six wasn't handy.
So, a question - how did carpenter bees survive for thousands of years before people started building things out of lumber

Probably found a thing called a tree.

Seminole Wind · May 2, 2022

I have a carpenter bee trap on my deck that works. They crawl into a hole in a piece of wood mounted on the deck and go down into a screw on plastic bottle. They check in but cannot check out. Probably a dozen dead bees in the bottom of my trap now. Not as much fun as a 22 with rat shot though.

Danjet500 · May 2, 2022

Shotgungibbs said:
I bought one of the Bug A Salt guns from Cabela's several years ago. Sitting on my porch with it is an entertaining rest time.

I too have a bug-a-salt gun that I use to shoot flies, crickets, spiders. Good to about 3 feet. Lot of fun

6GUNSONLY · May 2, 2022

Fox Mike said:
Probably found a thing called a tree.

Well, my 6 acres is covered with trees, I don't see the little buggers buzzing around them, just my porch.

3 for 3 on carpenter bees

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