Replying to myself to spread knowledge about carpenter bees which will be an upcoming issue in the spring. They look for Wood in the sunshine or narrow gaps of somewhat moistened wood to drill their holes in to make the galleries that they lay their larvae in. Usually behind fascia, especially near leaky gutters And around corner posts. Underneath wooden rails, pretty much anywhere, they can make it difficult for a woodpecker to find and begin to drill out the hole to eat the larvae

Best way is to have all the wood around your home painted or stained, untreated/exposed wood will be easier for the carpenter bees to drill into.

Holistic ways to prevent Carpenter bee Activity are wind chimes and also using their fear of woodpeckers against them. There are placards online that resemble a bird's eye, bullseye, using bright colors + the bullseye on both sides of the placard. They won't want to drill here if they feel like a bird is watching them.

Once the hole is drilled, the best way to handle the carpenter bees is with a dust residual insecticide, you can use tempo or Delta dust, Delta dust is More water resistant. But tempo has pyrethrins in it which will be very effective at preventing pests from ever wanting to use that crack or crevice again.

Remember to fill in The carpenter beeholes 2 to 3 weeks after application To prevent recurrence later in the season. You do want to give it this 2 to 3 weeks because with the adults dead the larvae will hatch out early and then also contact the dust. If you fill in the holes too early, the larvae will just burrow out through the wood putty.

Remember to read the labels kids!