Cutter bees are eating my bougainvillea and other plants in my garden. Has anyone used this product to eradicate cutter bees?
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No, I used it to spray my clothing before I went to Haiti to keep mosquitoes off of me. Chikungunya was being transmitted and it really helped with that. I did not get any bites.
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Cutter bees are beneficial to our environment and should be respected for their crucial role in pollination; some gardeners actually provide 'housing' for these bees. If they are destroying certain plants in your garden, simply spray those plants for protection rather than kill the bees.
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No Marvin it doesn't work for bees and no one on this earth should want it to? Please explain why on earth you should want to remove even one bee. Wasps/Hornets I get but bees?. Without them our sorry arses would be toast. No pollination, no food, period.....
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Drione dust would only help if you are able to apply directly to the holes the bees have bored. It will then kill the adults coming in and out of the holes, then when the larvae hatch, it will kill them when they come out of the hole
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Hi Dorothy, thanks for the question. I actually purchased this for the treatment of carpenter ants! I had a terrible invasion in a dead Fig tree limb, you should have seen them! Unfortunately I cannot post links here, but if you go to YouTube and search "boric acid kill ants" I'd suggest the videos by CupRockTv as well as gregthegardner. I don't own those videos, but I just did a bit if checking for you and I can recommend them. Let me know if you need anything else and have a fantastic day! -Nic
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Thank you to those who have commented. I was thinking of using this to protect my berry plants from hungry birds. Does anyone think this would be a good (or bad) idea?
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That depend on your purpose. I have used it on & around plants with good success. What I'm becoming concerned about is it's use around vegetable and fruit plants. I suspect some of the poison is getting into the plant and I'm not sure I want to be eating it if it gets into the fruit/veggies. If it's just ornamental plants, I don't think you'll have any problems and it should work pretty well.
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I don't know. I hate using it cause it has ability to kill honey bees. But got it for poison ivy and haven't used it since last year. Good luck maybe someone will know
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I didn't have any problems when using this around my plants. I used it both around my flower garden and my vegetable garden. It does not kill all bugs but it does significantly reduce the number of bugs you will have.
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Agree completely with sedonaman. I'm allergic to them and I just leave them bee. Without them I'd have no flowers therefore no hummingbirds not to mention fruits and veggies in the garden. Bee's are endangered in many area's of our country right now. A sad thing.
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YES! This product kills cockroaches, ants, stick bugs, bees, etc. I love it. My friends all use it on their houses. I can't say enough good about it. This is a good investment, and it lasts a long time.
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Nope! Doesn't hurt them and doesn't deter them. We still have bees buzzing around our flowers - right under the product hanging on our porch. Both our fruit trees got pollinated and produced fruit.
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Hi Scott - this product is designed not to have any effect on honey bees so I would not recommend it as an effective way to repel other types of bees.
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It kills all insects even worms and bees of types :-( but does its job :-) hope this helped
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I used it on these gnats that have occupied one of our floor plants and although it killed the all of the flies, the plant started to dwindle so you may want to consider an alternative means. Perhaps dropping a spider there but thats kind of cruel.
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I don't see how Honey bees could be affected. The Nemotodes only attack the borers inside the tree.
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A lifetime ago I took horticulture classes and we were told that putting a plant in a clear plastic tent or small plastic greenhouse (sort of a plant quarantine hospital) and adding an insect strip for a week or so (then it can be wrapped in aluminum foil and placed in a zip type bag with pkg instructions for safety) would get rid of mealy bugs. I know it worked for me and did not harm my plants.
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I believe so ...but if you read further on ..you will find out that this product kills bee's ... which I am not willing to do ... so I don't use it anymore .. Thanks Terry