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DawgOfTheAges
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So I don’t have any experience with Carpenter Bees or Termites so I’m not positive that’s what I’m looking at… I’m guessing someone in here will know… is this damage from Carpenter Bees? Is this any big deal to deal with? Do I just call Orkin? Do it myself? Would just as soon hire someone to manage the pest part as needed, can do wood soffit replacement and or repair myself, just want to be sure related to the potential for hidden damage 
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I've heard of carpenter ants. Didn't know bees were in the union
It's a big deal because you don't see 81 percent of them
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The never ending joys of home ownership!
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Kentucky has carpenter bees and that doesn’t look like carpenter bees. The holes they burrowed in my fence looked like someone used a drill bit.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpenter_bee
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Not carpenter bees. @LebamDawg nailed it. They like to use nooks and crannies to build up gross nests, but they don't actually damage the wood. We called an exterminator out to look at our carpenter bee problem, and his suggestion was to just leave them alone, as they're good pollinators and weren't doing any harm.
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Does homeowner's insurance cover bugs?
I just got a new roof from Allstate. Hail storm damage mania over took our neighborhood. -
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Yah, I called Orkin today… we will see what they have to say… I really have no idea what I’m looking at… we also have loads and i mean loads of wood peckers so someone else was saying that it could be that you have carpenter bees that are making tunnels for larvae and then the woodpeckers that are pecking the wood hoping to reach the larvae and etc… who freaking knows, i know that i just need some help here…
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I recommend certainty in a situation like this. 3-5 lbs of C4 should kill everything on a 1 acre lot. It means sacrificing your house but it’s the only way to be certain.TheRoarOfTheCrowd said:Yah, I called Orkin today… we will see what they have to say… I really have no idea what I’m looking at… we also have loads and i mean loads of wood peckers so someone else was saying that it could be that you have carpenter bees that are making tunnels for larvae and then the woodpeckers that are pecking the wood hoping to reach the larvae and etc… who freaking knows, i know that i just need some help here…
