Awesome footage of these fellas! These aren't beetles, they are carpenter bees.. But I've heard the old timers call them beetles before, too! I do pest control in GA and these are "eastern carpenter bees". All of your info on this one is spot-on except for the beetle part.. Again, very awesome footage and I give this a big thumbs up!
Hi, I am a pest control operator in Florida. The carpenter bees bore straight into the wood, then make a right angle turn. They lay several larva in the channel and seal each one off with a wad of pollen and nectar for the larva to feed on. The adults will overwinter in the same galleries, and return to the same ones often in the spring. You have some interesting videos btw.
Awesome footage of these fellas! These aren't beetles, they are carpenter bees.. But I've heard the old timers call them beetles before, too! I do pest control in GA and these are "eastern carpenter bees". All of your info on this one is spot-on except for the beetle part.. Again, very awesome footage and I give this a big thumbs up!
TenshiB 2 months ago
@TenshiB
Yeah, I just fix the house, I leave the insect category to the bug guys. Thanks!
HandyGuyKattermann 2 months ago
Hi, I am a pest control operator in Florida. The carpenter bees bore straight into the wood, then make a right angle turn. They lay several larva in the channel and seal each one off with a wad of pollen and nectar for the larva to feed on. The adults will overwinter in the same galleries, and return to the same ones often in the spring. You have some interesting videos btw.
mesa401 1 year ago
@mesa401
Thanks for the insight!
HandyGuyKattermann 1 year ago
Carpenter bees.
mesa401 1 year ago
@mesa401
Yeah, they are about the size of bumble bees. I do not know enough about them to enumerate the difference between beetles and bees.
Thanks for the idea!
HandyGuyKattermann 1 year ago