Mid-Atlantic Gardening: DO YOU HAVE SOME SIGNS OF SPRING 2013? #3, 2 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Sissy--I am not sure what you are referring to as "hideous"????

Is it those big, black, buzzing bumblebees? They WILL NOT hurt you or bite you--just annoy you.
They are just protecting the hole the female, which looks like a skinny wasp, has laid her eggs in.

Repeat boring in wooden material and structures, can--over the years, weaken or destroy those areas.
I have driven small pieces of branches, or dowels in, to close up the holes. I have sprayed "Wasp and Hornet"
spray--directly into the hole--and yes! I have tried to whack those big, fat bumblebees out of existence with
a fly swatter. They ARE hard to hit--as they are amazingly fast.

The A-Beam supports to my shed are so destroyed over the years. The last thing I did was spray that yellow
They are OK inside the shed--and are supported in the ground by serious metal brackets.

My shed--an original built by my Ex.
Different support beams showing borer bumblebee damage

Gita