Carpenter bee shells.

Zerodefect said:

We need all of the pollinators as we can get. In case you haven't noticed.

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How do you pollinate a soffit?

RetiredUSNChief said:

I concur.

I prefer badminton racquets, though. Lighter and easier to "flick" at them.

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I start with the badminton swatter but then move to co2 powered bb launchers (low hit ratio) if needed. If they don't take the hint I move on to low brass 12ga.

Keith

Patocazador said:

How do you pollinate a soffit?

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Very carefully.

Interesting factoid: The really annoying, aggressive carpenter bees are generally males and totally unable to sting.

The males can be easily identified because they have a big white dot on their face.

https://www.colonialpest.com/male-carpenter-bees-face-cant-sting/

One thing I've found to help with the accuracy of a badminton racquet is to hold a 16oz Miller Light in the off hand, if not it gives your neighbors something to talk about

rdnktrkr said:

One thing I've found to help with the accuracy of a badminton racquet is to hold a 16oz Miller Light in the off hand, if not it gives your neighbors something to talk about

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I strongly suspect you would run into the emptying magazine effect. As the beer emptied your aim would degrade because you’d be differentially off balance. Or something.

George P said:

Woodpeckers are Federally protected:

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yes, correct, but he had covered that all with the local wildlife enforcement.

We have a battery powered bug zapper ping pong paddle swatter, very satisfying.

Carpenter bees? You're worried about those? I live in the Washington state where we have the killer Hornets from Japan. I won't leave my house in the summertime unless I'm carrying a 3 1/2" magnum with 12 g goose loads. If I could find a 10g and ammo I'd carry it.

Bush Pilot said:

Carpenter bees? You're worried about those? I live in the Washington state where we have the killer Hornets from Japan. I won't leave my house in the summertime unless I'm carrying a 3 1/2" magnum with 12 g goose loads. If I could find a 10g and ammo I'd carry it.

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They originated in Shaanxi Province, China, and migrated to Eastern China, Shanghai, and from there over shipping routes to the Pacific Rim and East. Same sub-species and genus, origin Central Asia, as found in Japan, Indonesia and the US. First US sightings of the "Murder Hornet" coincide with the landing and spread of the US-Chinese plandemic. The Japanese honeybees ambush and kill the hornets by smothering them but the European domestic bees are passive and don't seem able to defend themselves.

These Murder Hornets have been found in several places here in Texas. As we say "Everything's Bigger In Texas"

They won't like it here in Florida. We got lots of things that like to eat hornets, even "Killer" hornets.

Argiope aurantia, otherwise known as the yellow garden spider, says, "Wait'll they get a load of me."

What about killer bees vs. the Murder Hornets? Clash of the Titans?

bigmike45 said:

These Murder Hornets have been found in several places here in Texas. As we say "Everything's Bigger In Texas"
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Classic Texas response:

*squints closely at the hornet* "Must be a young 'un."

Right Guard and a candle worked well for spiders

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Starting fluid and a Bic lighter = fireball