What Is a Carpenter Bee? Carpenter bees are large (up to an inch long) solitary bees in the genus Xylocopa. There are hundreds of species of these big buzzy fliers around the world, with nine in the ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could spell trouble for your deck or fence, according to David Headrick, Cal Poly professor emeritus of entomology and pest management. Those ...

My garden is full of movement; how about yours? Pollinators are super active during the day, making my garden come alive — literally! While checking my flowerbeds after being gone for a few days, I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring temperatures may be drawing you outside, bringing you face-to-face with buzzing creatures. Carpenter bees are known for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing tirelessly in and out of squash blossoms and ...

Many bees are essential pollinators other than the honeybee. Two common in New York are the Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina, and the Eastern Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa virginica. Males of both kinds are ...

If you’ve noticed some large bees hovering around your backyard wooden deck or window frames, they may be carpenter bees. While we appreciate bees that act as pollinators in our gardens, these bees ...

What’s the difference between bees and wasps? With more than 20,000 species of bees worldwide, it’s nearly impossible for the average person to differentiate between each one. Carpenter bees, honey ...

It’s a warm summer day. Carpenter bees are cruising lazily through the air, pausing from time to time to investigate a flower. Like butterflies, they go perfectly with the season. Females create and ...

Let’s begin with a line from my previous column: … And then there’s a separate issue with a neighbor’s aging garage. The plant has proven a valuable ally in my implacable war against the carpenter ...

Are giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could be bad news for your home, deck or fence, according to California pest control experts. Carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to burrow ...