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

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 ...

The garden centers are stocked full of the latest eye-catching blooms, shrubs, small trees, veggie packs and all sorts of ...

Quietly tucked away at the southernmost end of campus, behind the tranquility of the Arboretum and Japan House, lies a place ...

By collecting pollen and nectar, honeybees (seen here) and wild ones pollinate more than 75% of the world's crops, said ...

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.

The carpenter bees are often confused with bumble bees. Attention to their nesting habits will quickly determine which type of bee it is. Bumble bees’ nest in the ground while carpenter bees ...

This spring has brought more than just blooming flowers—pest populations are on the rise, and some unwelcome guests are making themselves at home.

Carpenter bees can carve tunnels in wood with their jaws. Discover how they live, build, and help our ecosystems.