Treatment Of Carpenter Bee Infestation
Existing carpenter bee nests are treated with an insecticide gel. The insecticide gel comprises a thixotropic, injectable, non-hardening, non-volatile gel blended with a pyrethroid insecticide.
1 . An insecticide gel comprising:
an insecticide, blended with a non-dripping semi-solid gel base with the persistent property of clinging to insects on contact, legally labeled for the treatment of above-ground wood-boring bee infestation.
2 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 wherein at least one insecticide ingredient is a pyrethroid.
3 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 wherein at least one insecticide ingredient is permethrin.
4 . The insecticide gel of claim 3 wherein the permethrin concentration is in the range of 0.2% to 2.0%
5 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 wherein the gel base is comprised primarily of petroleum jelly.
6 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 contained in a hand-held pressure dispenser with a nozzle sized to inject the gel into the nest holes of the targeted insects.
7 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 packaged in a syringe applicator.
8 . The insecticide gel of claim 7 with a metering feature to set and limit the dose of gel per application.
9 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 packaged in a cartridge to fit a standard caulking gun.
10 . The insecticide gel of claim 1 packaged in a cartridge to fit a standard grease gun.
11 . A method of controlling wood-boring bee infestation by the injection of a semi-solid insecticide gel with the persistent property of clinging to insects on contact, directly into the nest bores created by wood-boring bees.
12 . The method of claim 11 wherein at least on ingredient of the insecticide gel is a pyrethroid insecticide.
13 . The method of claim 11 wherein the gel base is comprised primarily of petroleum jelly.
14 . The method of claim 11 wherein a syringe applicator is used to inject the insecticide gel.
15 . The method of claim 11 wherein a caulking gun is used to inject the insecticide gel.
16 . The method of claim 11 wherein a grease gun, fitted with an extended discharge tube and a nozzle sized to fit wood-boring bee nests, is used to inject the insecticide gel.
17 . The method of claim 14 wherein the syringe applicator is affixed to a pole for improved reach.
18 . The method of claim 14 wherein the syringe applicator includes a metering feature to set and limit the gel dose per application.
19 . A pole syringe adapter featuring a clip to affix the plunger of a syringe applicator at one end and a socket to affix a standard broom handle on the opposite end.