Carpenter Bees.....

jkrubi12

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Those damn bees are like flying tanks; it seems no matter how hard you strike them they just shake it off and fly away. My greatest success has been swatting them to the ground and stomping them, they are tough bugs for sure.
 

The Evil Twin

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Salt guns work too. I use coarse sand in it 😄
 
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I like to hit them with carb cleaner. Death is instant.
 

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But do you use a lighter with it?
Nope. That would be a "flaming" death! 😁 Just make sure that you don't use the non-chlorinated types as they aren't nearly as effective. Brake Kleen works too.
 

Matt Ellerbee

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Badminton racket and a few cold beverages provides hours of entertainment. Doesn’t really help the problem, but is fun.
 
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