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Posted by cshenk on April 28, 2008, 7:11 am
"Jim Elbrecht" wrote
>>I have about 1 cord in my backyard. It's the season to have a bee problem
>>and they like that area. Since I fully plan to burn this wood in the
>>fireplace next winter, I cant just spray it with pesticides. I do not
>>have
>>a shed.
>
> Assuming you mean carpenter bees-
Probably. I'm not real savy on such. Fat suckers. Bumblebee looking to
me.
> If you're going to burn it next winter then you have begun the
> extermination campaign. They will lay eggs in your firewood. You
> will burn it before they hatch. There might be some hibernating
True, but the issue is more yard safety when we are out there now.
> parents who will wander out and stagger drunkenly about your house for
> a while if you bring the wood in early. Next year you will have
> eliminated one generation of bees that use your firewood for
> egg-laying.
Ugg, thats all I need. Drunk parents in the house <g>.
>>I was thinking to spray a plastic tarp, then put this over the wood.
>
> Not a good idea. It holds too high a humidity- and will provide cover
> for even more vermin.
Humm. I wasnt thinking a tight cover, more an open ended sort of thing.
Some of the other say I can spray it now and it will all dissapate before
winter burning, but I'm not totally comfortable with that idea.
I'm wondering if there is some more 'natural' solution I could use that will
make them just prefer another spot. Like, if they dont like salt, to salt
the pile (which shouldnt disrupt burning it later as far as I know). Sorta
like I control ants with dry grits on the pile in dry weather, or grass
growth in some areas with vinegar. If they hate marigolds like some 'bugs'
do, I could put lots of that all around but somehow I dont think these
critters care about marigolds...
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