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I bought the ultrasonic pest systems and have placed them in the barn, last month. (Six for $20 Wallyworld) Despite this I have a carpenter bee drilling the ledger board on the large front doors. He may be at the edge of the range, I don't see any activity inside the barn.
It seems to be keeping the dobbers at bay so far. Does anyone else have any extended experience with these ultrasonics? Any other suggestions?
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There's a whole range of bugs that are subject to parasites such as some species of wasps (I don’t believe these wasps sting humans, but Asian ladybugs do and I have first hand experience). The wasps don’t exactly eliminate the problem, but they do cut down the size of one. Planting yarrow attracts these wasps.
I'm not sure if my northern bug books talk about mud daubers. If anybody is interested, I could take a stab at finding out whether daubers or carpenter bees are subject to these wasps. I already know ladybugs aren't, which is too bad because we've got bunches of yarrow in the bush around here.
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I use KNOX OUT 2FM to spray and build bait stations. Last year I tried plain Diazinon and it did not get rid of the carpenter bees and had limited effect on the others. It did a good job on the cluster flies in the attic though! The bait stations are applied one to an acre and you spray the other areas for the wasps. This is the first year for the stations so we will see what happens. I built my first one the last warm day we had a week ago and hung it near a nest that is apparently in my house crawl space. I did not dare pull the trap door to look, too many of those aggressive bastards coming in and out of the opening in the overhang. A couple dropped into the closet despite the trap door being closed. I am anxious to see if it works. The stuff cost me $100 for 64oz with my farm discount. I am going to spray around the house foundation and carry out a 4'strip around the base, it is supposed to kill pests that contact that area after that application. You then spray it on everything you want to protect such as overhangs, siding and whatever. It is safe for pets and children as long as you follow directions, like everything else.
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