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Buzzing in Chimney?
For the past few weeks there has been a buzzing in my chimney, then the other night an odd looking beetle flew out buzzing really loudly, I managed to catch it and put outside. Ive sealed up all the gaps in the chimney now, as scared of how many there are - has anyone else had this, the buzzing is still going on, Im wondering how the hell they can survive this long
They are not bees. Paying someone to sort out would mean spraying the whole lot to death!
6 Answers
- Bare BLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Smoke them out. At the bottom of your chimney there is a small door that you would use to clean out the flue. Look for it, it is there.
Get an old cotton rag, ball it up, open the little door, place the rag inside and light it. When it gets burning good, snuff it out and let it smoke. Repeat if necessary.
That should remove them.
If you want to kill them, buy a bug bomb and set it off using the cleanout door for access.
- 1 decade ago
Finding a beetle up the chimney signifies that something has died up the chimney and the beetles are living on the dead animal, probably carrion beetles of some kind. The beetles will moove out once the carrion is compleatley eaten. My advice would be to call the environmental services as this could cause problems with other carrion eating insects like flesh flies and blue bottles which carry germs and viruses, at least get it checked if there is kids in your home!!
- 1 decade ago
Is there by any chance that there is a fire place attached at the bottom of this chimney?
If so, grab a bag of marshmallows, a good stick, a nice pile of firewood, spark up a nice fire and smoke the little squatters out.
If not, grab the neighbor's kid, give him $20 bucks and a long pole with a toilet brush taped to the end and tell him to make sure you brush real good and I'll put the ladder back up so you can come down.
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- 1 decade ago
There may be something dead in your chimney which is being eaten by carrion fly's call the environmental services
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- 1 decade ago
Nice, Honey bees. You should pay someone to go up there and sort it out.
