Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carpenter bees are drilling into North Carolina porches and decks this spring, bringing plenty of misconceptions along with them.

These formidable bees got their name because they make holes in wood. Unlike termites, which make holes in wood as they eat it, carpenter bees do not eat wood. Instead, as they make tunnels in wooden ...

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 ...

There are many varieties of bees, and each one is unique. You may recognize carpenter bees as the kind that hover around your porch, creating tunnels in your wood. Carpenter bees don’t sting unless ...

These nuisance bees are important pollinators. Known for drilling holes in the porch railings, swing, deck, furniture, siding, eaves, and other wooden features on your home, carpenter bees (Xylocopa ...

Carpenter bees are pollinators that can cause structural damage by boring into untreated or weathered wood on a home's exterior. Homeowners can deter carpenter bees by painting or staining exposed ...

Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing tirelessly in and out of squash blossoms and trumpet vines. But one kind of bee may wear your patience thin if ...