Carpenter bees drill holes in untreated wood in structures like decks and window sills. Learn how to get rid of carpenter ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, one bee species, although a pollinator, is rather destructive. The carpenter bee bores holes into wood structures. But do carpenter bees eat the wood? The answer to what they actually consume ...