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My wife wants to spend a few hundred dollars to exterminate carpenter bees and other insects around the house. The exterminator prices range from $250-$600(1 year contract) and they spray some sort of dust into the holes bored by the carpenter bees and spray the exterior walls of the house with insecticide. Agway says to just spray "Sevin" on the exterior walls of the house for regular bees.
Are there any suggestions as to how I might simply get rid of these insects (regular bees, carpenter bees, hornets, wasps )? Am I better off investing in 3 pt equipment - if so - what equipment and what spray should I use so that I can do this every year myself?
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Thanks for the replies. Ducati - point noted about sevin, my father-in-law used to swear by it also. Ken - I went to bugspray.com - interesting stuff, also looked at spot sprayers on bvance link. These are definitely possibilities for the long run. You have me thinking. For this year I may pay the low bidder to dust and spray ($250).
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The guy came yesterday afternoon and sprayed, dusted for $250 + tax. I tried to give him a $20 tip, he refused it saying he was a church going man and wouldn't take extra money. I insisted but still to no avail. Instead he told me he gave my son $10 for helping him out with a ladder! Guess I will look him up again next year.
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Funchy, my house is sided with vertical cedar shiplap (very soft wood) over 1/2 inch plywood. I think the soft cedar is what these bees like. I have actually seen squirrel tracks on one side of my house. I have no signs of moisture or rot.
Sure MikeJD, a picture would be great. How far can you reach with with this sprayer. Could you hit the eaves at 2 stories? At 3 stories? The guy who sprayed the house for me couldn't hit the eaves at 3 stories (side of house where I am 2 stories up and basement exposed).
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Brian, I assume you bought one of the spot sprayers - which model? Would I need 25 gallons to go all the way around a large house or would a 15 gallon model suffice? I assume you got either the LG-29P,LG-25-P, or LG-25-SS since they have the 22/33 reach. What is the difference between the 25-P and the 25-SS models - their description is identical.
Joe
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