Fascinating! As a bug guy (mostly Lepidoptera) from way back, I was always curious about these bees.. I learned a whole bunch of cool stuff here - great job of documenting and production! :-)
We have just had a bout with these bees here. They were tunneling into the rafters of our patio. Since insect repellent didn't seem to work, we eventually used a raid for wasp & hornets. I assume the bees ( and lava ) were killed since there hasn't been any activity since its use.
nice vid, thanks for the upload. Eastern carpenter bees seem to be the main pollinator of our blueberry bushes here in mississippi.
95thousandroses 4 days ago
I have had a carpenter bee make a perfect hole into the post that holds my mail box. The bee sealed it off with some type of wax. Awesome!
chairde 7 months ago
Fascinating! As a bug guy (mostly Lepidoptera) from way back, I was always curious about these bees.. I learned a whole bunch of cool stuff here - great job of documenting and production! :-)
JcmdiStockFootage 8 months ago
@SatanPresley - Hah! I didn't know I had tweeted it. But happy to have shared it. ~ Zen
ZenArcher 8 months ago
Interesting. Thanks for tweeting this Zen
SatanPresley 8 months ago
We have just had a bout with these bees here. They were tunneling into the rafters of our patio. Since insect repellent didn't seem to work, we eventually used a raid for wasp & hornets. I assume the bees ( and lava ) were killed since there hasn't been any activity since its use.
Another great video! Be Well! ~ Zen
ZenArcher 8 months ago