Problem of Epic Proportions.

Balzac89

Balzac89

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My Floor, she is infested. With some kind of bees........It's my grown room.

I have found two bees inside already. When I walk on the floor in there I hear bees buzzing. When I stomp on the floor I hear 100's buzzing.

I have no idea what to do.......
 
DR DOOM...its spray aresol you can use in room wont hurt plants will kill bees and spidermites
 
I'd be tempted to let them be if they are honey bees. Finish your current grow then pack it up and call a bee keeper. Most of them will come out for free because they use the bees to pollinate crops. Whatever you do, do not kill them. They will not harm you. If you grow a garden, you have thousands of pollinators.

Whatever you decide, good luck and keep us informed.
 
sounds like you got a bee-hive under your floor somewhere, call an expert/beekeeper in to deal with it, just dont try removing it yourself as you WILL be attacked as they protect the hive and queen
 
Carpenter bees are sometimes dissuaded from making nests in painted or stained wood. Paint is a better deterrent than stain, and bare wood is very inviting to a bee looking for a place to start a new nest. However, X. virginica will nest in almost any soft wood , particularly if it is exposed to the sun. In cases where carpenter bees persist in spite of paint, the edge of the wood can be covered with a narrow strip of flashing or screening, and painted, thus providing a physical barrier.
The eastern carpenter bee is faithful to its home, preferring to lay eggs in the same hole it was born in and hibernated in. Females who leave the natal tunnel prefer to live nearby, often digging a new hole a few inches away in the same piece of wood. Over many years, the bees may almost completely hollow out a single board, or a few boards, without ever touching adjacent pieces. Thus, carpenter bee habitations tend to remain clumped in one area. Because each female produces only a few young bees each year, their numbers grow slowly.
Since previous nests are the primary nests each year, blocking or poisoning nests can often backfire on the homeowner, by encouraging the carpenter bee to bore new nests. Over time the burrowing of these new holes may weaken structures.
An alternative means of preventing nesting in valuable wood is to attract the bees to another location by propping a beam of attractive bare wood where you would prefer the bees to stay. The theory is that the bees will build their nests in the wood you supply for them and stay away from your house. Often, an old wooden shed or barn sustains a population of carpenter bees.
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there's some ideas there . . . . dunno if they'll work tho.
 
You could make an easier to access home for them.

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Just a board with holes drilled in it would work. If you get them to move in.... just move it somewhere else. OR drop it off at a beekeepers place.

Smoking them out... Get metal coffee can. Punch some holes in the bottom, put a handfull of hickory chips in there, and light a couple charcoal briquetts put them on top, then put some aluminum foil over the top, with a few holes punched in it. This is how many BBQ people cold smoke peppers, cheese etc. A homeowner grade Halloween fog machine might do it too.
 
The thing is where the nest is completely closed in. They are seriously in the middle of the floor. I found their entrance point. They are getting in under the porch. I was thinking of closing off the opening, but I just think they will find another way in and out or just burrow deeper into my floor trying to get out and possibly get inside my grow room. Which would be an even greater problem.
 
Spraying these bees would be impossible without me removing a section of the flooring. Allowing them full access to my house is not part of my plan. lol
 
Balzac89 said:
Spraying these bees would be impossible without me removing a section of the flooring. Allowing them full access to my house is not part of my plan. lol
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Call an exterminator. They handle these sorts of things all the time. If they aren't honey bees then who gives a shit?:-?
 
doc111 said:
Call an exterminator. They handle these sorts of things all the time. If they aren't honey bees then who gives a shit?:-?
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Yeah, I'll get an exterminator to come down and check out my illegal grow room. The problem is they are carpenter bees which means they destroy the wood they are in. My floor.
 
Balzac89 said:
Yeah, I'll get an exterminator to come down and check out my illegal grow room. The problem is they are carpenter bees which means they destroy the wood they are in. My floor.
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No need to be a dick. I'm just trying to offer some suggestions. If they are getting in under the house then why does the exterminator need to go into your "illegal grow room"? :-?

You came on here asking for help so I'm simply offering a suggestion. I'll think better of it next time.:roll:
 
your only options then are either A. smoke them out and have an alternate home outside . . . . . .

b hope they go away.
 
Carpenter Bees are huge I hate them! I would call an exterminator before they destroy your flooring and cause 1000's in damage. How many plants, can you rent a moving truck to move them for a day or two?
 
female carpenter bees sting and they hurt like hell ...

i had some in the track to my garage door...

i sat down with a tightly packed bowl and a cooler with a 12 pack ... grabbed my carb cleaner and fucking flamethrower'd their asses.

haven't seen one since but i don't think that will work for you
 
another thing is ... if you let them bee(lol) until the season is over ... the young larvae stay in the wood over the winter and get active the next spring.

i'd say call an exterminator because simply blocking their entrance next year will not solve the problem
 
Their is no open space between the ground and the flooring except maybe a few inches. This means is I want to do something about it I'm gonna have to open the floor. I still have 40 days of flowering left before my current grow is done.

Sorry if I seemed like I was being a dick, just a little stressed out.
 
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