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Amateur Night
Citizen
Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 1915
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 2:08 pm: | 
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Looks like a nice big hive in there somewhere, plus a wasps nest in a hole in my lawn. Anyone know a good exterminator? Tried a search but it's not working. |
Soparents
Supporter
Username: Soparents
Post Number: 2506
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 2:09 pm: |
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Try Jerry - Buckingham Pest Control 973 762 6760
Good Luck!!! |
cody
Citizen
Username: Cody
Post Number: 1092
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, July 29, 2006 - 2:59 pm: |
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You could also try Joe Batic - I don't have his number handy, but he's in Union or Springfield. He's gotten rid of wasps in our chimney, yellow jackets in our garden and bees by the porch. |
Case
Citizen
Username: Case
Post Number: 1863
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 3:18 am: |
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Jerry is truly phenomenal - I would call him immediately. |
Pdg
Citizen
Username: Pdg
Post Number: 1107
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 4:40 pm: |
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Carpenter bees aren't around right now, and when they are they don't have nests that a lot of bees will go into. The mother bee will drill a perfectly round little 1/4" circle straight about 2 inches, then she will drill a 90 degree turn and make a long corridor along which she will lay her eggs. Then she will hover like a helicopter just outside the hole, guarding the hole opening. She will fight off other bees and predators, but basically leaves people alone.
If there are a lot of bees going into a void in your ceiling, you have a different bee issue.
Regarding the mud bees, watch out - a friend had an outdoor bday party for her 5 year old last weekend and it was ruined b/c they were playing organized sports on the lawn and apparently a nest of bees was bothered (or as my son said, "they were motivated to defend their nest"). At least 7 kids were covered in bees and stung multiple times - in their hair, their sandals, their clothing. Some kids had to strip their clothing off b/c the bees were covering the clothing. It was very traumatic, for the unstung kids, the parents and especially the kids that were stung!
I highly recommend getting an exterminator since you have kids - I recommend a very chatty, but very nice and effective A-Eastern Pest Control guy at (973) 736-5041.
Good luck! |
george H
Citizen
Username: Georgieboy
Post Number: 265
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 4:46 pm: |
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Pdg is correct.Too late in the season for carp. bee's and they are highly territorial.I try to fill their holes with a two part epoxy from Minwax which seems to discourage them to a degree.I also use a good old fashion fly swatter to eliminate the more tenacious ones. |
Amateur Night
Citizen
Username: Deborahg
Post Number: 1917
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, July 30, 2006 - 9:38 pm: |
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yes, I see these aren't carpenter bees. Whatever I have called the exterminator! |
Politicalmon
Citizen
Username: Politicalmon
Post Number: 221
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 8:48 am: |
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Carpenter bees are still around I dealt with one yesterday; they are not as prominent as they were a couple months ago but they are still causing havoc in their favorite spots near the carriage house roof line. |
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