Cob: Cob? Well, carpenter bees.

[D.J. Henman]

I consider the current alarmist discussions about diseases off topic.   
Please find a more suitable site for a discussion of it. Perhaps look 
for a SARS site or something.
 

Thanks,
  Darel
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Amanda Peck wrote:

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> More than you wanted to know if you don't have them in your area.
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> They are definitely around in mine, and seems like most of Middle 
> America--Georgia to Iowa anyway.  After twenty years of boring, one or 
> two fence crossrails at my house in Nashville had holes every four or 
> five inches.  Note recommendations about "just caulking them in."  
> Wood boring bees seems to be an alternate name.
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> "http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/carp-bee.htm"
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> Carpenter bees are large, black and yellow bees often seen hovering 
> around the eaves of a house, wooden fences, or the underside of a deck 
> in late spring. They are most often mistaken for bumble bees, but 
> differ in that they have a black shiny tail section.The carpenter bee 
> is so-called because of its habit of excavating tunnels in wood with 
> its strong jaws. The round half-inch diameter entrance holes are 
> usually found on the underside of a board.
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