Photo Album: Carpenter Bees Bore Into Homeowners Garage in Sea Girt, NJ
Carpenter Bees Boring Into the Wooden Frame.
As soon as I began my inspection, I immediately noticed carpenter bees boring into the exterior fascia board in the detached garage. Female carpenter bees use sharp teeth to excavate a perfectly round tunnel in wood. They then lay their eggs in the tunnel, where they develop and thrive.
Evidence of Carpenter Bees
Continuing my inspection, I found additional holes in the fascia board that were bored into as well as carpenter bee feces emerging from their galleries. Unfortunately, in some areas, the damage to the fascia board was so severe, that it needed to be replaced.
Carpenter Bees Don't Eat Wood
Carpenter bees don't eat wood, but they chew out holes and make nests inside, where eggs hatch and create more carpenter bees, increasing the destruction. Once a carpenter bee makes a gallery in your home, garage, or shed, they will continue to use and expand the same gallery year after year.
Applying the treatment
The most effective treatment method to remove the carpenter bees is to inject the galleries with a direct-contact dust residual. This application directly targets the carpenter bees and eliminates any returning bees as well as any newly-hatched carpenter bees leaving the gallery.
Extensive Treatment
After injecting the dust residuaI into the galleries, I applied the residual along the entire exterior of the property as well. I scheduled a follow-up inspection with the homeowner to re-inspect and apply any additional treatments as needed. The homeowner informed me that once the carpenter bees are gone, he will hire a contractor to replace the exterior fascia board around his detached garage.