Carpenter bees are less social than bumble bees and typically nest alone rather than in a colony. Bumble bees live in colonies with a few hundred insects that include a queen, female workers, and ...

It can be hard to tell, as a lot of these bees, including carpenter bees and bumble bees, look very much alike. Many bees, ...

Why are the big bees hanging around the building and causing holes in the wood? When does the insecticide spray for dogwood ...

A Green Valley group is joining forces with the U.S. Forest Service to install replaceable pine boards in the back of benches ...

Carpenter bees are typically either yellow or black and do not have yellow striped. They have sturdy bodies, antenna and six legs. Unlike bumble bees, carpenter bees have smooth, rather than furry ...

Plugging holes can work, but only if the bee has been taken care of; otherwise, it will just make another hole. If you've noticed some large bees hovering around your backyard wooden deck or ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -While honey bees nest in trees and bumble bees nest in the ground, carpenter bees nest in wood. Most carpenter bees spend their time around dead wood. They get their name ...

Once spring has sprung, insects tend to come out of the woodwork. For some creatures, like carpenter bees, we mean that literally. Carpenter bees are aptly named for where they nest: inside wood. This ...

Some are metallic green. They are great crop pollinators. Carpenter bees: They look like bumble bees and are good pollinators, but they don't live in hives; rather, they live in burrowed-out wood.