Remove Bees Under Siding

My house has vinyl siding.

Remove bees under siding.

While it isn t encouraged to use a trap that kills bees you can add enough liquid to drown them you feel it s truly necessary. Follow where they seem to disappear into the side of your house. Using insect dust step 1 locate the entrance through which the bees are entering your siding. I ve also had one get in the house as i was going in the door.

Where the siding meets the concrete foundation of the house bees are going up there and i assume they re building a hive of some sort. The bees will get stuck in the small amount of syrup but won t drown. This diy trap offers a no kill solution so you ll have to check the trap daily and carefully remove the bees away from your home. Removing the yellowjackets from the siding is only way to guarantee their elimination.

I ve tried pumping diatomaceous earth into the area but i m not getting to the nest and the powder is obviously missing at least some of the wasps. The exterior siding is removed to expose the honeycomb then as much of the honeycomb is removed as possible. When i invert the can and spray all i get is the aerosol no poison. Remember if any traces of honeycomb are left behind the rotting honey will emit a foul odor.

This is the simplest way to get bees to leave a hive that they have started in a home. They aren t aggressive but this is happening right by the most used door of the house so it s probably just a matter of time before i piss them off. Bees will usually sequester themselves away in overhangs cracks window and door frames and under siding basically anywhere they can build a cozy nest. Basically just make it an undesirable place to live and they will leav.

Wearing a bee suit and using a smoker is the best method to remove a nest of honey bees. Observe the bees during the afternoon as that is the most active time of day for yellow jackets. Even though a hive nestled inside the wood aluminum or vinyl siding is hard to actually reach these are in fact some of the easiest and safest types of nests to get rid of because they require no contact. Common places for bees to hide and build nests include overhangs cracks window frames shutters door frames and underneath the siding.

I ve tried sprays but find i must invert the can to reach the nest. The honeycomb and bees can be stored in a commercial hive until it can be delivered to a local beekeeper. Now you might think that a hive hidden away inside of the siding on your home whether it s wood vinyl or aluminum is hard to get rid of but actually they re pretty safe and easy.