Finally, a Chemical-Free Way to Stop Carpenter Bees – These Traps Work Fast and Save You Costly Damage
A kinder way to remove these destructive bees from your yard, no pesticides required
If you've ever run into a problem with carpenter bees, you know just how destructive they can be. They drill holes in wooden structures, weakening them and making them unsightly. But, you don't have to turn to harmful pesticides – a carpenter bee trap offers a much more humane, chemical-free way to contain and remove them.
I'm always pro natural pest control solutions which is why I think these traps are a kinder way to get rid of carpenter bees. Take the Best Bee Brothers carpenter bee trap on Amazon, for example. It's a wooden box that resembles a nesting site. When the carpenter bees enter, they're led to a clear vessel flooded with daylight which they'll continue to fly towards, keeping them contained.
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This pack of 2 carpenter bee traps offer an easy way to trap and contain destructive carpenter bees in your yard. The bees will enter the box (which resembles a nesting site) to find a clear vessel that is hard for them to leave. The entry holes are drilled at an upward angle, so the bees cannot easily fly back through them. The inside of the wooden box is plastic-lined for extra precaution. It even has an aerated design to release pheromones and lure the bees in. When you need to empty the trap, use the spring-loaded release for no-touch disposal.
Do Carpenter Bee Traps Really Work?
Carpenter bees target sofwood structures
If you haven't come across one before, you may feel a little skeptical about carpenter bee traps, but they've become an essential for dealing with these destructive insects.
Carpenter bees are attracted to the traps because they look for softwood to drill into and nest in. The fact the traps have an entry hole already make it easy for them to enter.
What I find clever about the Best Bee Brothers trap is the fact the wooden box is lined with plastic and the entry holes are drilled at an angle, so you can be sure the bees won't escape.
Plus, the aeration of the design releases pheromones from trapped dead bees, luring other carpenter bees in. You can even get bee bait (like this from Amazon) to put inside for the same effect.
Once inside, the carpenter bees will continuously try to fly towards the daylight of the clear vessel, keeping them contained.
The entry holes are drilled at an upward angle, making it even trickier for the bees to back through and escape.
What Shoppers Say
These traps start working immediately
The Best Bee Brothers carpenter bee trap has a 4.1-star rating with reviews expressing just how efficiently it works.
'These traps work so well. We put a dead bee in the trap and had 8-10 bees by the next afternoon. No poison needed. Easy disposal,' one five-star reviewer writes.
'One bee goes in and cannot get out, and after a while there are a bunch of dead bees in the trap,' another describes.
The lid of the trap can be removed to place bait inside, like the person above describes. Once you need to empty the trap, you can use the spring-loaded release to do it sanitarily and with ease.
As for installation, customers have had no trouble putting these traps in place.
'The cages were easy to use and put up, and they're very well-made. Instructions were easy to follow and they're priced well,' one shopper writes.
'The design and appearance make it nice addition to the back porch and they are barely noticeable,' they add.
Of course, the carpenter bee traps are made of wood to recreate a natural nesting site. This makes them quite attractive and easy to subtly slot into the garden without being an eyesore.
One five-star reviewer offers the tip to take an additional step for extra success: '[I filled] existing holes in my fence posts with spray foam and between the two, I see no more bees boring holes.
'This is not my first purchase of these carpenter bee traps and I knew they worked. Simple design, but effective,' they add.
In fact, for many of the shoppers, these traps have encouraged welcomed bee activity:
'They still stop by for the flowers, which I'm happy about,' one person shares.
There's only one downside I can find about the Best Bee Brothers carpenter bee traps: 'You need many to cover around a house or deck, and they are pretty expensive,' one customer writes.
This means they may not be the most affordable solution if you have a large yard with extensive carpenter bee activity, though purchasing once means you'll save possibly thousands of dollars of damage to large wooden structures.
Plus, the current Amazon deal of two for $46.74 makes each trap quite affordable, especially considering they're well-made and durable.
In any case, if you have a carpenter bee infestation, it might be best to call for professional pest control help to solve the issue. You can then consider installing a bee trap as a preventative measure for the future.
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