Carpenter bee damage

[Flash]

What is good to fill the holes carpenter bees have caused AND where woodpeckers have damaged? I've used wood filler in a CB hole but a bee came and bored them out again.

@Pig Predator posted this in another thread for another project, would this be good?? Any other ideas suggestions??

Sashco Conceal textured caulk

Sashco Conceal textured caulk Conceal's light texture simulates the natural look and feel of wood and blends in beautifully with your stain. cc0009-conceal

www.loghomestore.com

 

[earlthegoat2]

I use steel wool to fill with a matching color caulk to seal it up.

I’ve watched a carpenter bee try to rebore the hole out and it ended up on the pavement belly up.

 

[Pig Predator]

What is good to fill the holes carpenter bees have caused AND where woodpeckers have damaged? I've used wood filler in a CB hole but a bee came and bored them out again.

@Pig Predator posted this in another thread for another project, would this be good?? Any other ideas suggestions??

Sashco Conceal textured caulk

Sashco Conceal textured caulk Conceal's light texture simulates the natural look and feel of wood and blends in beautifully with your stain. cc0009-conceal

www.loghomestore.com

If you kill them first. That caulk stays flexible. The bees would likely dig it out if you don't spray wd40 or something both sides of the hole before the caulk.

 

[Flash]

I've filled with the wood filler and they've bored them out again, don't know if it was one that hatched from inside or one that came back to his home.

What about the wood pecker's looking for larvae? Is the WD 40 going to kill the larvae/discourage the WP's??

 

[basshappy]

@Flash buddy used bondo to fill in, then sanded and painted.

Bondo 1 qt., 28 oz. Body Filler PN0262 - The Home Depot

Bondo Original Filler is an all-purpose, two-part filler compound used for interior or exterior repairs for home or auto. Fill dents, dings, and scratches on your car or around your home. The easy-to-use

www.homedepot.com

 

[Throwback]

@Flash buddy used bondo to fill in, then sanded and painted.

Bondo 1 qt., 28 oz. Body Filler PN0262 - The Home Depot

Bondo Original Filler is an all-purpose, two-part filler compound used for interior or exterior repairs for home or auto. Fill dents, dings, and scratches on your car or around your home. The easy-to-use

www.homedepot.com

Non #protip
Mix up a small amount at a time because it gets hard QUICK

 

[Flash]

@Flash buddy used bondo to fill in, then sanded and painted.

Bondo 1 qt., 28 oz. Body Filler PN0262 - The Home Depot

Bondo Original Filler is an all-purpose, two-part filler compound used for interior or exterior repairs for home or auto. Fill dents, dings, and scratches on your car or around your home. The easy-to-use

www.homedepot.com

Wally has it a lot cheaper if it's the same product

 

[GeorgiaBob]

@earlthegoat2 has the right idea. Carpenter bees will try to reopen a hole you have filled. If they encounter steel wool in the putty it will stop them (often stop them literally dead). Another option is thickened epoxy resin with a coloring agent to match your wood. Hardened epoxy is very resistant to the bee's digging.