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Mugz · 06-24-2013, 07:45 AM

I have some bees underneath my deck. I continuosly see them going through the cracks between the boards on the surface of the deck. The bees look similar to honey bees but not as big. I was thinking carpenter bees but I wouldn't think they would burrow into PT wood?
I cannot get underneath the deck...it is 8" off the ground with chicken wire all the way around (to keep out critters).
This weekend I took off one 16 ft length of wood....stuck a mirrow down there so I could look underneath in between each joyce bay....NOTHING. No hanging bees nest. So, I think they are in the ground....but I don't want to have to rip the whole deck up to get at it. I know the general vicinity they are in. Is there some sort of bomb, something I can put under the deck to get rid of them without knowing exactley where the nest is?
The bees don't seem to bother us on the deck, but a few people had visited my deck who were allergic to bees and kind of got freeked out.

06-24-2013, 07:45 AM	#1
Mugz Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Attleboro, MA Posts: 453	Bees Under Deck I have some bees underneath my deck. I continuosly see them going through the cracks between the boards on the surface of the deck. The bees look similar to honey bees but not as big. I was thinking carpenter bees but I wouldn't think they would burrow into PT wood? I cannot get underneath the deck...it is 8" off the ground with chicken wire all the way around (to keep out critters). This weekend I took off one 16 ft length of wood....stuck a mirrow down there so I could look underneath in between each joyce bay....NOTHING. No hanging bees nest. So, I think they are in the ground....but I don't want to have to rip the whole deck up to get at it. I know the general vicinity they are in. Is there some sort of bomb, something I can put under the deck to get rid of them without knowing exactley where the nest is? The bees don't seem to bother us on the deck, but a few people had visited my deck who were allergic to bees and kind of got freeked out.