Perfectly round half-inch holes in your fascia boards. Sawdust on the deck below. A large bee hovering near the eaves every afternoon.
Call 800-750-9253That is a carpenter bee. And it is boring deeper into your home every day.
Yale Pest Control mitigates carpenter bee infestations across Fairfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut, with targeted treatments. We have protected CT homes from wood-boring insects for 43 years.
Carpenter bee control is a pest management service that targets Xylocopa virginica, the eastern carpenter bee, which bores circular galleries into untreated wood using mandible vibration. Unlike termites, carpenter bees do not eat wood. They excavate nesting chambers that weaken fascia boards, deck rails, and structural timbers over successive seasons.
— Service DefinitionLeft untreated, carpenter bee galleries attract woodpeckers. Woodpecker secondary damage, where birds peck open galleries to reach larvae, causes far more visible destruction than the bees themselves.
Yale Pest identifies active galleries and applies a residual spray that kills the infestation and helps prevent future carpenter bee activity in the area.
Your technician locates active galleries by identifying the characteristic half-inch entry holes and frass deposits beneath them. We inspect all exposed wood surfaces, focusing on fascia, soffits, deck rails, and pergolas.
Yale Pest applies a residual spray to the affected wood and gallery entry points. This treatment kills adult bees and larvae inside the boring channels and helps prevent future carpenter bee activity in the area.
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Image 7 Carpenter bees return to the same galleries each spring, boring deeper each season. Yale Pest's gallery treatment breaks this cycle before cumulative damage requires wood replacement.
Woodpeckers target carpenter bee galleries to feed on larvae inside. This secondary damage often exceeds the original boring. Eliminating the bee colony removes the food source that attracts woodpeckers.
Yale Pest Control is a member of the NPMA. Our technicians distinguish carpenter bees from bumble bees on sight, preventing unnecessary treatment of beneficial pollinators.
Yale Pest Control backs every carpenter bee treatment with a service commitment. No contracts required. No hidden fees.
Yale Pest Control backs every carpenter bee treatment with a service commitment. No contracts. No hidden fees. Finally — a wood-boring insect specialist focused on targeted gallery treatment.
Without — contracts, hidden fees, or rotating strangers.
Yale Pest Control — Since 1983
Male carpenter bees hover aggressively but cannot sting. Females can sting but rarely do. The real danger is structural: gallery boring weakens wood over time.
Carpenter bees have a smooth, shiny black abdomen. Bumble bees are fuzzy all over. Yale Pest identifies the species during inspection to avoid treating beneficial pollinators.
Carpenter bees emerge in spring, typically April through June. They bore galleries during this period. Fall treatment targets overwintering larvae before the next season begins.