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04-30-2020, 11:38 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: New Castle
Posts: 112
M.O.C. #22550
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Insects,your slides, and stings
Spring has sprung, and bees are out in force.. I noticed a few large "bumblebee's" buzzing around our camper.. Thought nothing of it, but then I was outside sitting and i saw what was going on.. So maybe others have had this happen too , but :
I watched as large bee's ( i know not the species) crawled into the compressible seal tubes that are mounted on our slides. These tubes, are rubber like material and maybe 1/2 " inside dia , are on the backside of the outside of the slide. (sorry) They make a weather seal when the slides are in
With the slides out, they make a perfect place for bee's, insects, etc to find a place to hide, breed and build nests..
Just a FYI.. Im going to spray some residual type insecticide in the tubes (only on top and sides with our unit) as can't block them off permanently as they have to collapse when the slides go in..
If anyone has better solutions, let me know
Thanks
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04-30-2020, 01:22 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Full Timer In Naples, Florida
Posts: 1,049
M.O.C. #15731
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I cut small pieces of foam weather strip in put them in the seals, as my slides are open 99% of the time. and they compress if and when i have to close them.
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04-30-2020, 02:40 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
Posts: 18,799
M.O.C. #11455
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If they look like bumble bees but are all black they are wood boring bees and will hollow out homes in any wood they can get too.
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2017 3720 RL, and 2013 HC 343RL
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04-30-2020, 05:08 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: neptune
Posts: 140
M.O.C. #20983
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This is the time of year for wood boaring bees in nj
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04-30-2020, 07:36 PM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Hilliards
Posts: 237
M.O.C. #25636
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Carpenter bees here in Pa too! OUCH.. Get a good tennis racket and fire up your swing, that is about all that works for the darned things.
It kind of helps get some exercise also, but, when traffic goes by and they see the maniac just a swingin at the air, you do get some sweet looks! LOL
Sorry I kind of went off topic, but the weather strip cut small then inserted in the ends does really work well. Fun noodles are cheap and easy to compress when needed!
Good luck!
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2021 F350 DRW 6.7 Powerstroke
Retired and Rollin'!
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04-30-2020, 08:32 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: McKinney
Posts: 7,155
M.O.C. #6433
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Get one of those plastic stringy mesh dish scrub pads and cut off small pieces and stuff some in each end. I did that to my fridge drain tube to keep inserts out.
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Riley, our Golden
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