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Carpenter Bee Control and Damage Repair

Carpenter bee drilling holes in the railing of a wooden deck before a pest control technician treated the wood.

Carpenter bees are stocky bees that look a lot like bumblebees. One easy way to tell them apart is that a carpenter bee's abdomen is smooth and shiny, but a bumble bee's abdomen is hairy.

Carpenter bees can be annoying and even scary to some people. They fly through the air, chasing each other around at breakneck speeds during their mating rituals; and their aggressive flight generates an audible buzz, so they can can appear very intimidating and menacing.

But it's all just a show. Male carpenter bees don't have stingers, and the females rarely sting. Most carpenter bee exterminators don't even wear bee suits when removing carpenter bees.

Carpenter bees are also pollinators and, in that regard, are beneficial insects. Like all true bees, they travel from flower to flower gathering nectar and distributing pollen.

Carpenter Bee Damage

As pollinators who rarely sting, carpenter bees are among the more likable bees. But they do have one very annoying and expensive habit: Carpenter bees drill holes.

In fact, carpenter bees drill precise, perfectly round holes in wood to make galleries in which to lay their eggs. Once they bore their way inside the wood, they bore out tunnels and lay eggs in them. Over time, they can cause costly and extensive damage to the wood of houses, decks, lawn and patio furniture, playground equipment, and fences.

Carpenter bee problems can be especially serious in Georgia because of our many fine, old, historic wooden buildings. In our many historic cities, carpenter bee removal takes on even more importance because of historic preservation considerations.

In addition to causing potentially costly structural damage, carpenter bees create unsightly stains when wax and by-products drip from the holes. These ugly stains can be very difficult to remove or paint over and may necessitate replacing the damaged wood simply for aesthetic reasons.

Carpenter Bee Control

Rid-A-Critter provides professional carpenter bee control and carpenter bee damage repair in Northern and Central Georgia, no matter where on your property the bees are nesting. We have the equipment and know-how to handle any carpenter bee job — even when the carpenter bees are nesting in high-up, hard-to-reach areas like roof soffits and fascia boards.

Carpenter bee exterminator on a ladder leaning against a log cabin in North Macon, Georgia

Carpenter bee control often requires working high up in the air, as at this carpenter bee removal job in North Macon.

Repairing even minor carpenter bee damage can be very difficult and hazardous because carpenter bees often drill holes in soffits, roof fascia boards, and other areas that are high up and require ladders or scaffolding. Repairing carpenter bee damage isn't a do-it-yourself kind of job.

That's why we also offer carpenter bee damage repair, in addition to carpenter bee extermination. We have the equipment and the know-how to do it safely and do it right, ranging from long ladders to cherry pickers and platform lift trucks. We also have technicians who aren't afraid of heights. It's kind of a requirement for the job.

For a prompt, professional carpenter bee removal estimate by one of our highly trained technicians and his fancy equipment, please contact us today.

Carpenter Bee Gallery

Here are some pictures of carpenter bees and carpenter bee removal jobs we've done.

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Sawdust coming out of carpenter holes about three eighths of an inch in diameter in the exterior log walls of a cabin in Big Canoe, Georgia.
Carpenter bee holes in a cabin in Big Canoe
Waxy stains on a window pain under the spot where carpenter bees are drilling holes into an Adairsville, Georgia home.
Carpenter bee stains on a window in Adairsville
A pest control technician standing on the bottom beam of the roof framing of an extended roof over an exterior deck treating a carpenter bee infestation in the rafters at a large house in LaGrange, Georgia.
Carpenter bee control at a house in LaGrange
Carpenter bee holes in the wood and waxy stains on the wall on the outside of a house in Acworth Georgia.
Carpenter bee damage and stains in Acworth
Three carpenter bee holes in the wooden timbers of a house in Blue Ridge Georgia need to be repaired once the carpenter bees are treated.
Carpenter bee damage to a house in Blue Ridge
Perfectly round carpenter bee hole in a timber with waxy frass on a window screen right under it at a house in Alpharetta Georgia.
Carpenter bee hole in a house in Alpharetta
Several carpenter bee holes in the rough sawed wooden roof rake of a house in Roswell Georgia.
Carpenter bee holes in a house in Roswell
Fresh carpenter bee holes and sawdust in the logs of a log cabin in Jasper Georgia.
Carpenter bee damage at a house in Jasper
Man on a ladder repairing damage that carpenter bees did to the wooden trim at the peak of a house in Dunwoody Georgia
Repairing carpenter bee damage in Dunwoody
Carpenter bee wax stains on the trim of a house in Roswell
Carpenter bee wax stains at a house in Roswell
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in a piece of wood
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in a piece of wood
Carpenter bee on the wood behind the gutter starting to drill a hole into a house in Carrollton Georgia
Carpenter bee drilling into a home in Carrollton
Close up of a carpenter bee on a flower that is lying on a picnic table
Close up of a carpenter bee
Carpenter bee stains on the frieze board of a house in Suwanee Georgia
Carpenter bee stains on a house in Suwanee
Two carpenter bees gathering nectar from orange flowers
Carpenter bees gathering nectar from flowers
Split photo of before and after carpenter bee job, showing the holes that were patched up
Before and after carpenter bee control job
Carpenter bee stains on the painted wood of a house, under the roof eaves
Carpenter bee stains under the eaves of a house
Carpenter bee holes in the wooden rafter of the roof of a house
Carpenter bee holes in the wood of a house
Carpenter bee holes with wax stains in the wooden structural members of a house
Carpenter bee holes in the wood of a house
Carpenter bee holes and wax stains on the exterior of a log cabin in Ellijay, Georgia
Carpenter bee damage to a log cabin in Ellijay
Carpenter bee underneath a deck railing drilling a hole
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in a deck railing
Carpenter bees and woodpecker damage to a Dallas, Georgia home
Carpenter bees often attract woodpeckers
Close-up of a carpenter bee on a yellow flower in Stockbridge, Georgia
Carpenter bee on a flower in Stockbridge
Man installing screening to keep carpenter bees out of a roof
Installing screening to keep carpenter bees out
Damage to log home found at a Roswell, Georgia carpenter bee control job
Damage to wood at Roswell carpenter bee job
Carpenter bee on a wooden deck in Powder Springs, Georgia
Carpenter bee on a deck in Powder Springs
Sawdust from carpenter bee drilling in a fence in Norcross, Georgia
Carpenter bee damage to a fence in Norcross
Very high ladder, viewed from the top looking down on a man moving it
Carpenter bee control in Norcross
A pile of sawdust found at a Locust Grove, Georgia carpenter bee job
Carpenter bee frass (sawdust) in Locust Grove
Carpenter bee holes in a log cabin
Carpenter bee control job at a log cabin
Man on a ladder performing carpenter bee treatment
Carpenter bees often build nests in high places
Carpenter bee on a wooden deck in Jackson County, Georgia
Carpenter bee in Jackson County, Georgia
Pile of carpenter bee frass from an Atlanta carpenter bee control job
Carpenter bee frass (sawdust) from a single hole
Carpenter bee droppings and wax on the side of a house in Stockbridge
Carpenter bee debris on siding in Stockbridge
Duct tape over carpenter bee hole, with hole through duct tape
Do-it-yourself carpenter bee control attempt
Woodpecker damage to wood previously damaged by carpenter bees
Carpenter bee and woodpecker damage
Carpenter bee hole in a railing
Carpenter bee hole in a railing
Carpenter bee hole in the siding of a house in Lawrenceville, Georgia
Carpenter bee removal job in Lawrenceville, GA
Carpenter bee holes and damage to a Loganville, Georgia home
Carpenter bee damage to a Loganville, GA home

For help with carpenter bee removal or any stinging problem, please call us today.

 

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Happy Monday. I’m headed to the mountains this morning to Mineral Bluff Ga to do a late season carpenter bee job. Then it’s Hiawassee to quote a rat exclusion
by Chad W.
Sep 11, 2023 05:33:45 am.

Spending this Sunday resting up for a big week ahead.
by Chad W.
Sep 10, 2023 08:32:59 am.

Just received an email from a customer wanting a carpenter bee treatment/seal in Mineral Bluff Ga. Headed up north to check it out
by Chad W.
Sep 07, 2023 12:58:53 pm.

Finished up an exclusion before it for too hot outside. Perks of getting up early and getting started.
by Chad W.
Aug 26, 2023 11:03:43 am.

It’s a hot one today. Headed to Jasper Ga to look for a dead animal under a house
by Chad W.
Aug 24, 2023 01:11:32 pm.

Resting up for another full week of critter ridding.
by Chad W.
Aug 20, 2023 06:11:58 pm.

There is nothing like waking up and looking forward to going to going to work. I love my job and am blessed to be in the position I’m in.
by Chad W.
Aug 19, 2023 07:28:21 am.

Headed to Birmingham to do a raccoon quote. Got another raccoon quote in irondale. Squirrels will be active soon. Call Ridacritter for your free exclusion quote.
by Chris Scott
Aug 18, 2023 09:57:39 am.

Headed to Dillard Ga this morning to caulk some carpenter bee holes and some woodpecker damage
by Chad W.
Aug 18, 2023 09:40:38 am.

Headed to Dillard Ga this morning to caulk some carpenter bee holes and some woodpecker damage
by Chad W.
Aug 18, 2023 06:35:29 am.

A dentist office in Stone Mountain has a dead animal smell that needs checked out this morning
by Chad W.
Aug 16, 2023 07:11:34 am.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 02:51:31 pm.

Just finished sealing some carpenter bee holes in Cleveland Ga
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 02:51:28 pm.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 10:59:56 am.

Headed to Birmingham to seal a bottom transition that snake are entering through. We have a big bat exclusion in sylacauga today.
by Chris Scott
Aug 11, 2023 09:45:07 am.

Installed some crawlspace vent covers in Cartersville then checked out some gutters in Big Canoe
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 02:13:17 pm.

Villa Rica to get some materials, Cartersville to screen some crawlspace vents, then Big Canoe to clean out a gutter for a customer. Busy day
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 06:04:59 am.

This morning one of our crews is doing carpenter bee control in Big Canoe, Georgia. Carpenter bees bore holes in wood to lay their eggs and can cause considerable damage if left untreated.
by Webmaster
Aug 08, 2023 09:10:13 am.

Started with bats I Talbotton Ga, Bats in the attic in Manchester Ga. Now to Tyrone Ga for rodents in a home.
by Jason Arruda
Aug 01, 2023 12:52:34 pm.

Taking this Sunday to rest up for a big week. Gonna be a hot one
by Chad W.
Jul 30, 2023 08:20:46 am.

Happy Friday! Let's Start Off Today's Double-Feature with this Video of Carpenter Bee Control at a House in Adamson, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jul 21, 2023 10:13:57 am.

Headed to Dillard Ga to treat a cabin for carpenter bees
by Chad W.
Jul 21, 2023 06:26:02 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 18, 2023 06:42:06 am.

The waxy stains on a window pain were the first evidence the homeowner noticed of carpenter bees drilling holes into her Adairsville, Georgia home. We're sending a carpenter bee control crew to treat the infestation, fill the holes, and clean the windows.
by Webmaster
Jul 17, 2023 09:58:43 am.

Today we have a pest control crew doing carpenter bee control at a LaGrange, Georgia home. The bees are drilling holes into the structural rafters of an extended roof over the deck of the house, which is not at all a good situation.
by Webmaster
Jul 17, 2023 09:55:28 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 17, 2023 06:12:21 am.

On the way to Blue Ridge Ga this morning to fix some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage
by Chad W.
Jul 15, 2023 06:41:41 am.

Headed to Tuscaloosa. Going to quote a client that has rats and bats. Got a few traps to check around the Birmingham area. Then to Lincoln for a flying squirrel quote.
by Chris Scott
Jul 13, 2023 08:23:51 am.

Villa Rica this morning to pick up some material then to Cartersville to look at a house with problems in the crawlspace
by Chad W.
Jul 12, 2023 05:50:08 am.

Quoting exclusions today, Tifton Ga bats this morning and more bats in Americus Ga this afternoon. Bats in the attic, bats in the house!
by Jason Arruda
Jul 11, 2023 01:35:50 pm.

Headed to Loganville Ga this morning to seal a house and install ridgeguard. Then to Duluth to check some traps
by Chad W.
Jul 11, 2023 06:30:46 am.

Another happy customer in Duluth Ga
by Chad W.
Jul 09, 2023 11:27:57 am.

Rid-A-Critter provides carpenter bee control and damage repair in all of North Georgia, including Athens, Atlanta, Alpharetta, Canton, Carrollton, Cartersville, Cumming, Dacula, Doraville, Ellijay, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Jasper, Lawrenceville, Loganville, Macon, Milton, Norcross, Rome, Suwanee, Villa Rica, Winston, Woodstock, Young Harris, and everywhere in between.

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