{"product_id":"2940154535417","title":"Carpenter Bee Traps","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarpenter bees look similar to big bumblebees \u0026amp; they're pretty innocuous for the most part. Like most bees, they're an important part of the ecosystem, so I don't go out of my way to kill them unless they're causing a problem, which they certainly do when they build their nests in my buildings. I don't like using pesticides \u0026amp; many aren't particularly effective since the bees don't eat the wood they're boring into. They just crunch it into sawdust \u0026amp; shove it out the hole which is why they'll bore into treated wood. Effective pesticides are pretty nasty \u0026amp; only work for a short time, so I think the best way to stop them is to plug their holes \u0026amp; trap them. These are the plans for a couple of different traps; one using 2x4 scraps, the other a bit of tree branch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe basic idea is simple. The bees find a nice chunk of wood with premade holes that lead to a glass jar. They land on the outside of it, climb up into a tunnel that leads up at about a 45° angle to another that goes straight down through a jar lid into daylight. Unfortunately for them, they're stuck in the jar until I get around to emptying it \u0026amp; killing them. I've never seen one find its way back out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim MacLachlan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47071080743152,"sku":"2940154535417","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154535417_p0.jpg?v=1764070244","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154535417","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}