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Carpenter Bee Removal in the Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia Areas

Carpenter bee drilling holes in the railing of a wooden deck before a pest control technician treated the wood.

Carpenter bees are stocky, strong-flying bees that are closely related to bumble bees. In fact, they look very much alike except that the carpenter bee's abdomen looks shiny, but a bumble bee's has visible hairs.

Although they often fly around in a threatening manner, male carpenter bees have no stingers and are unable to sting.

Female carpenter bees have stingers, but almost never sting. They're too busy boring holes, which said habit is the reason for two other common names for carpenter bees: "wood bees" and "borer bees."

The reason carpenter bees bore holes and tunnels into wooden homes and other wooden items (law chairs, playground equipment, etc.) is to lay their eggs and raise their young. They don't actually eat the wood.

Over time, all this drilling can cause considerable damage, and the wax and fecal matter dripping from the holes is unsightly. Worse yet, because the bees may re-use the tunnels for several seasons, usually extending them each time, the damage to the wood can become quite extensive. It also tends to be expensive to repair because carpenter bees often choose wood that's way up high, making long ladders, scaffolding, or mechanical lifts necessary to repair the damage.

Carpenter Bee Removal and Control

If you have carpenter bees drilling into your home or something else that's valuable, however, then you'll need to get them treated. Once carpenter bees have taken a liking to your home, they don't go away. Female carpenter bees and their daughters often re-use the same nests, expanding them every time, year after year. So if you ignore a carpenter bee problem, it will only get worse.

No worries, though. Rid-A-Critter has the personnel, experience, and equipment to handle any carpenter bee job, no matter how big or how small. We not only take care of the existing bee problem and repair the carpenter bee damage, but we install screening to help prevent the bees from getting into hidden parts of your home where they can do damage unseen.

If you're located anywhere in the Macon area or Southern Georgia and have a carpenter bee problem, just give us a call for a professional consultation. We look forward to hearing from you.

Carpenter Bee Control Gallery

Here are some pictures of carpenter bee work we've done in and around the Macon, Georgia area.

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Three dead carpenter bees on a concrete floor near a small pile of sawdust that came from the holes they were drilling into the wooden railings around the patio of a house in Gray, Georgia.
Carpenter bee control at a Gray, Georgia home
A male pest control technician on a ladder sealing holes that carpenter bees made in the wood of a house in Williamson, Georgia to prevent rain from getting into the holes and rotting the wood.
Carpenter bee damage repair at a Williamson home
Extensive carpenter bee damage to a wooden window frame and waxy stains on the glass of the window at a house in Barnesville, Georgia.
Carpenter bee damage at a house in Barnesville
Water damage around carpenter bee holes in a section of wooden trim on the exterior of a house in Griffin, Georgia.
Water damage due to carpenter bees in Griffin
Carpenter bee holes and exposed tunnels extending lengthwise for several feet along the surface of an exterior wooden rafter at a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Carpenter bee damage to a house in Columbus
A perfectly round carpenter bee hole about three eighths of an inch in diameter in the bottom edge of the upper window frame of a house in Albany, Georgia with waxy stains on the window frame under the hole.
Carpenter bee hole in a window frame in Albany
Carpenter bee starting to drill a new hole in a wooden soffit at a house in Columbus, Georgia.
Carpenter bee drilling a new hole in Columbus
A carpenter bee hole about three eighths of an inch in diameter in the top of a wooden window frame at a house in Thomasville, Georgia.
Carpenter bee hole in a house in Thomasville
The head of a male pest control technician sticking out from the peak of the roof while using a bulb duster to treat carpenter bee holes in the trim of a large house in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Carpenter bee control at a house in Fitzgerald
An insect pest control technician using a bulb duster to blow insecticide into holes that carpenter bees drilled into the wooden framing of the porch of a house in Cordele, Georgia.
Carpenter bee treatment at a house in Cordele
Carpenter bee holes with waxy frass under them in the wooden post of a porch outside a house in Milner, Georgia.
Carpenter bee holes in a porch post in Milner
A carpenter bee hole about three eighths of an inch in diameter in the top of a window frame with wax and frass on the window pane and grille.
Carpenter bee hole and stains in Griffin
Vertical stains on the wooden clapboard siding extending about ten feet down from the soffit from carpenter bees in the eaves of a house in Zebulon Georgia.
Carpenter bee stains on the siding in Zebulon
Waxy carpenter bee stains on the siding on the outside of a house in Griffin Georgia.
Carpenter holes on the siding in Griffin
A carpenter bee hole about three eighths of an inch in diameter with sawdust under it in the wooden siding of a log cabin in Roberta Georgia.
Carpenter bee hole in a cabin in Roberta
About half a dozen carpenter bee holes in a wooden beam supporting the porch roof of a house in Grantville Georgia.
Carpenter bees damaged a wooden beam in Grantville
Sawdust from carpenter bees on what appears to be a wooden table or some other type of wooden outdoor furniture at a house in Griffin Georgia.
Carpenter bee frass at a house in Griffin
A carpenter bee hole drilled into a wooden timber of a log cabin in Forsyth Georgia.
Carpenter bee hole in a log cabin in Forsyth
Man on top of a tall ladder repairing carpenter bee damage to the wooden timbers of a large building in Macon Georgia.
Carpenter bee damage repair in Macon
A carpenter bee outside her hole in a piece of wood on a house in Americus Georgia. Carpenter bees do serious damage to wood by drilling holes and excavating tunnels in which they lay their eggs.
Carpenter bee and hole in Americus
The head of a carpenter bee sticking out from a hole she was drilling in the wooden timbers of a house in Griffin Georgia.
Carpenter bee drilling holes in a house in Griffin
Carpenter bee holes and sawdust in the wood of a log cabin in Macon Georgia.
Carpenter bee damage at a log home in Macon
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in the bottom of a wooden deck railing at a house in Columbus Georgia.
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in Columbus
Carpenter bee foraging for nectar on a flower outside a house in Columbus Georgia.
Carpenter bee foraging on a flower in Columbus
Carpenter bee foraging on a flower in the back yard of a house in Columbus Georgia.
Carpenter bee on a flower in Columbus
Perfectly round carpenter bee hole about half an inch in diameter on the underside of a wooden deck railing in Columbus Georgia.
Carpenter bee hole in a deck railing in Columbus
Carpenter bee frass and stains on the exterior wall under a patio roof outside a house in Roberta Georgia.
Carpenter bee stains in Roberta
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in the bottom of a wooden deck outside a house in Macon Georgia
Carpenter bee looking for a suitable nest in Macon
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in a piece of wood
Carpenter bee drilling a hole in a piece of wood
Close up of a carpenter bee on a flower that is lying on a picnic table
Close up of a carpenter bee

 

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Spending this Sunday resting up for a big week ahead.
by Chad W.
Sep 10, 2023 08:32:59 am.

Finished up an exclusion before it for too hot outside. Perks of getting up early and getting started.
by Chad W.
Aug 26, 2023 11:03:43 am.

Resting up for another full week of critter ridding.
by Chad W.
Aug 20, 2023 06:11:58 pm.

There is nothing like waking up and looking forward to going to going to work. I love my job and am blessed to be in the position I’m in.
by Chad W.
Aug 19, 2023 07:28:21 am.

Headed to Birmingham to do a raccoon quote. Got another raccoon quote in irondale. Squirrels will be active soon. Call Ridacritter for your free exclusion quote.
by Chris Scott
Aug 18, 2023 09:57:39 am.

A dentist office in Stone Mountain has a dead animal smell that needs checked out this morning
by Chad W.
Aug 16, 2023 07:11:34 am.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 02:51:31 pm.

Sun’s out in Marietta. Getting hot
by Chad W.
Aug 14, 2023 10:59:56 am.

Headed to Birmingham to seal a bottom transition that snake are entering through. We have a big bat exclusion in sylacauga today.
by Chris Scott
Aug 11, 2023 09:45:07 am.

Installed some crawlspace vent covers in Cartersville then checked out some gutters in Big Canoe
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 02:13:17 pm.

Villa Rica to get some materials, Cartersville to screen some crawlspace vents, then Big Canoe to clean out a gutter for a customer. Busy day
by Chad W.
Aug 09, 2023 06:04:59 am.

Started with bats I Talbotton Ga, Bats in the attic in Manchester Ga. Now to Tyrone Ga for rodents in a home.
by Jason Arruda
Aug 01, 2023 12:52:34 pm.

Taking this Sunday to rest up for a big week. Gonna be a hot one
by Chad W.
Jul 30, 2023 08:20:46 am.

Carpenter bees were drilling holes into the wooden railings around the patio of a house in Gray, Georgia. Stinging insect control specialists from our Macon office are treating the carpenter bee infestation and filling the holes.
by Webmaster
Jul 18, 2023 09:19:37 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 18, 2023 06:42:06 am.

Mountains this morning to check out some carpenter bee and woodpecker damage then to Atlanta to trap a raccoon that’s trying to break in
by Chad W.
Jul 17, 2023 06:12:21 am.

Headed to Tuscaloosa. Going to quote a client that has rats and bats. Got a few traps to check around the Birmingham area. Then to Lincoln for a flying squirrel quote.
by Chris Scott
Jul 13, 2023 08:23:51 am.

Villa Rica this morning to pick up some material then to Cartersville to look at a house with problems in the crawlspace
by Chad W.
Jul 12, 2023 05:50:08 am.

Quoting exclusions today, Tifton Ga bats this morning and more bats in Americus Ga this afternoon. Bats in the attic, bats in the house!
by Jason Arruda
Jul 11, 2023 01:35:50 pm.

Headed to Loganville Ga this morning to seal a house and install ridgeguard. Then to Duluth to check some traps
by Chad W.
Jul 11, 2023 06:30:46 am.

A Crew from our Macon Office is All Finished with Carpenter Bee Damage Repair at a House in Williamson, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jul 10, 2023 09:32:17 am.

Another happy customer in Duluth Ga
by Chad W.
Jul 09, 2023 11:27:57 am.

The Last Video in Today's Friday Triple-Feature is of a Serious Carpenter Bee Problem at a House in Forsyth, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jul 07, 2023 09:18:13 am.

Atlanta this morning to seal a house and do some ridgeguard. Then to Cleveland Ga to seal some carpenter bee holes
by Chad W.
Jul 07, 2023 06:46:37 am.

This morning we're treating a carpenter bee problem at a Barnesville, Georgia home and repairing the damage that the bees did to the wood. Carpenter bees drill holes into wood and make tunnels in which they lay their eggs. Over time, if left untreated, they can cause a lot of damage to the wooden parts of a house.
by Webmaster
Jul 06, 2023 09:36:45 am.

In Anniston to look a customer’s chimney. I believe he has chimney swifts nesting in the flue pipe. Going to Leeds after that to set some mouse traps. Couple stops in Birmingham for squirrels and rats later today.
by Chris Scott
Jul 05, 2023 09:10:06 am.

This Morning a Crew from our Macon Office is Repairing Water Damage Due to Carpenter Bees at a Griffin, Georgia Home
by Webmaster
Jul 03, 2023 09:04:52 am.

Another good day in the critter industry in the south ga region. Time to call it a day.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 28, 2023 05:53:20 pm.

Stopped in Tifton Ga for a rat quote then to Lakeland Ga for bats. Have others today in Cordele Ga and Arabi Ga also for bats.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 28, 2023 12:09:01 pm.

We will be going around removing traps and deodorizing now that we have stopped all critter activity. Love seeing happy customers!
by Brandon C.
Jun 28, 2023 06:41:28 am.

Started off today having to get a new phone. At the end of the day we have more Exclusions lined up. Customers from Williamson Ga to Macon Ga. Also saw some clients in Sharpsburg and Peachtree City.
by Jason Arruda
Jun 27, 2023 04:01:52 pm.

We Have a Stinging Insect Pest Control Crew Repairing Carpenter Bee Damage to a House in Columbus, Georgia
by Webmaster
Jun 27, 2023 09:27:56 am.

The Macon, Georgia office of Rid-A-Critter provides carpenter bee control and damage repair in the Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia areas, including Adel, Albany, Americus, Barnesville, Byron, Camilla, Centerville, Columbus, Cordele, Culloden, Cuthbert, Dawson, Eastman, Fitzgerald, Forsyth, Fort Valley, Gray, Griffin, Hawkinsville, Jackson, Juliette, Kathleen, Milledgeville, Moultrie, Perry, Roberta, Sylvester, Thomaston, Thomasville, Tifton, Valdosta, Warner Robins, Yatesville, and Zebulon. We are fully licensed and insured.

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