Does delta dust work for carpenter bees?
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Yes, Delta Dust will kill carpenter bees, however, not on contact. The bees that you covered with Delta Dust will die, but not until the bees ingest the dust. When bees walk through a hole or land on a surface that you dusted, they pick up the dust on their bodies. Later, when they groom themselves as most insects do, they will ingest the small dust particles and die soon after. All dust products work better the less you apply. You should only apply a very thin light dusting of the material. Bees and other insects have thousands of microscopic hairs on their bodies and will pick up the dust quite easily. A pile of dust in one place will look like a mountain to a small insect and they will walk around it instead of through it.
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Yes Delta Dust does work on carpenter bees, its one of out highest recommended items for carpenter bees.
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I don't know if they work on carpenter ants. I had the little black ants but it's worth a try, just read the directions carefully.
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If it is ants and the area is dry dusting diatomaceous earth (not the swimming pool type) with a powder duster would kill on contact and would be less expensive
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For carpenter bees only, I wouldn't put anything in the jars as it could attract wasps, ants or other insects. The trap works great! Just got home and checked my traps and have another 15-20 bees in the jar and not drilling into my deck anymore. Couldn't be happier. You just need to hang the traps where the bees are and they will find it.
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Yes but the better way to take care of carpenter bees is to treat the areas they bees are going into the wood by using a dust. I really like Delta Dust for carpenter bees. It's long lasting, quick acting and is waterproof. Just use a duster to apply the product into the opening they are using. If the bees are just buzzing around and not going into an opening, I doubt that the Cy-Kick will help you and it's likely to affest non-target insects .
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It should be fine on squash borers. Try and apply DE early in the morning or late at night when bees are not as active. It shouldn't "counteract" the fertilizer since it's an inert dust.
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Mason Bees and Carpenter bees are different. Check them out..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_bee.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee....I hang mine in the trees that have the bees like I have a pear tree and a cherry tree and they love both of them so I hang it close to those trees...
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Here is where I found out about this stuff...it is recommended for carpenter bees, which is what I am buying it forhttp://www.pestproducts.com/deltamethrinspray.htm
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Pierce- check out the Wynn Environmental website. They make some great aftermarket filters. I believe the one I picked up a year ago (I'm not home right now) is the 35A canister, which requires a slight fit adjustment to my (your) Delta dust collector, but it works great. I think it's 0.5 micron. Also remember that there's a trade-off between filtering capability and airflow, so the "low micron" filters require more surface area on the filter to ensure adequate airflow.Chris
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Sorry it took so long to answer back. I've used only on carpenter ant and wasps!! It works great on those two.
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I can't speak to Drione. I have never tried it. I do know the Delta Dust worked well for me. I had carpet beetles and bed bugs and it killed them. It is also supposed to be effective on Wasps, Ants, Cockroaches, Fleas, Silverfish, Scorpions, Sowbugs, Millipedes, and numerous other pests.
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I bought it for yellow jackets and I can tell you it did NOT work at all. I was using the store bought peel and stick cardboard strips and they were working perfectly, although getting very pricey. I applied to this stuff to both the entrance and surrounding area as well as making my own sticky cardboard traps and hanging it up. This stuff did not work. Caught a lot of ants and really tiny mites, but that was it. I image the most it would do to carpenter bees is minorly annoy them.
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No! the bees are safe and you may catch some bird feathers as they try to feed on the insect population. They usually free themselves after some struggle.
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I had a yellow jacket problem and with one shot of Delta Dust they were gone in 3 days. So for yellow jackets it works perfectly.
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I have not seen bees or wasps. My problem is ants and filling the center container with water helps. I also rinse the outside of the feeder to remove any spilled syrup.
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Drione Dust works best if you can locate the entry holes. Blow the dust right into the hole and then around the hole, coating the entry point. When the bees fly in and out, they will get the dust on their bodies and bring the dust back into where they are nesting. The bees will pass the dust around and usually, within 24-48 hours, the colony should be dead.
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Dear Gregory,Thank you for writing. Mason bees nest in existing holes, and they don't damage wood the way carpenter bees do. Our Mason Bee House is designed specifically to attract Mason Bees, so we would not recommend it for your purposes.We appreciate your interest, nonetheless!Thanks for making Gardener's Supply your source for gardening products and information. Please let us know if we can help you with anything else.Sincerely, DarcyCustomer Service