Bumble Bees Under Siding

Bees are so endangered that i would never suggest anything that could cause them harm.

Bumble bees under siding. Common places for bees to hide and build nests include overhangs cracks window frames shutters door frames and underneath the siding. Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact with the bees or nest. All you have to do is mix equal parts of water and vinegar put the mixture in a spray can and spray it on the nest or the hive at night to avoid the bee stings. Observe the bees during the afternoon as that is the most active time of day for yellow jackets.

Wear protective clothing while spraying this. Bumble bees are truly social insects living in annual colonies that are formed in soil cavities old rodent burrows or similar voids. I m a beekeeper and i have been an exterminator also. If the bees are boring holes into your siding they are carpenter bees not bumble bees.

All that wear and tear on your siding will set you back in electric bills because your siding has poor insulation. If bees wasps ect get behind the siding of the house such as in a rain screen detail can they cause structural damage. Your bee problem is possibly a cause of old warping and rotting siding. Allshookdown august 10 2003 4 08pm 5.

Vinegar spray is a great option to remove bumble bees from your yard and garden. Bumble bees have the head distinctly narrower than the thorax. Try planting a bee garden away from where the bees are congregating around your house siding. If just a straight fiberglass insect screen is installed against the wall sheathing and folded up over the furing strips is this sufficient or should it be wrapped over something solid like the cor a vent product.

I know it used to be detailed this way before products like. If possible mark off any entrance holes you find so that you can easily identify them later. Some species may have orange or red markings. Buzzing noises in the wall.

While bumblebees are social their colonies are usually much smaller 50 400 insects than the massive hives built by honeybees. Nests under roof eaves or in the ground. Bumble bees are stout bodied robust insects with hairy bodies that are banded with black or yellow. Locate the entrance through which the bees are entering your siding.

If there are nests in the wall you may hear buzzing from all the bee activity. Follow where they seem to disappear into the side of your house. Now is the time to fix that problem by replacing your siding with brand new virgin vinyl siding that can withstand the test of time. If you don t care about that chloroform will kill them nicely without removing the siding.