depicted in fig2 the bottom 105 of the electronic carpenter bee trap in the embodiment depicted is wood other materials that resemble wood such as various plastics may also be used the entry hole 103 is shown projecting downward from the bottom 105 of the electronic carpenter bee trap the entry hole contains electrodes as described previously in this specification the electrodes are not visible in fig6 the housing 101 is a weathertight enclosure that contains the electronics that have been previously described in this specification and by way of fig5 carpenter bees looking for suitable infestation sites were observed to preferentially enter the entry hole 103 of the carpenter bee trap 100 where they encountered energized electrodes and were electrocuted the unit depicted in fig6 was installed on gutters of the inventor 39 s cedar sided house in the spring of 2006 and it was noted that by early july of 2006 there were no remaining carpenter bees or their associated structural damage evident in or around the cedar sided house lastly fig7 is a cross sectional view of a pine board 700 that was damaged by a carpenter bee the carpenter bee bored a hole 701 in the board and made a right angle turn in the board the board was cut at the ends to show the burrow 703 that was made by the carpenter bee it is therefore apparent that there has been provided in accordance with the various objects of the present invention.