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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I am about to put a tennis racket outside.[/b]  I'm trying to be cool b/c I don't like to kill pollinators, but the one that is guarding one set of stairs to our deck is a real a-hole. [/quote]

LOL.  This is what we do.  These little buggers are pretty tough - one swat with a racquet usually isn't enough though.  
And, they may not sting, but they are destructive.  They bore holes in wood to lay eggs.  You can stuff the holes with steel wool to keep them from coming back.

We also use carpenter bee traps.  They are effective.  Carpenter bees are ubiquitous where I live.

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Does this trap attract more NEW or old existing carpenter bees? It would be terrible that more new bees are attracted to this house.

And one question, it is mentioned that carpenter bees come in solo. So, if there is a hole in my house wood area, 1 female carpenter bee should be inside(and lay 1 egg or multiple eggs), and 1 male carpenter bee should be around buzzing? If I see 2 male carpenter bees, there must be 2 wood holes or could be 1 father bee/1 son bee? And, those egg(s) hatch over winter, and fly away or stay in that hole. That's why I have carpenter bees guarding my deck door every year in the spring....? I am just wondering their life cycle.[/quote]

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