Have carpenter bees made holes in the side of your house or deck? While they might not sting, you'll want to know how to get rid of carpenter bees for good. Here’s How To Get Rid of Carpenter ...

Carpenter bees have shiny, black, hairless abdomens, unlike bumblebees, which have fuzzy abdomens.; Adult carpenter bees are solitary, and you’ll notice them flying alone near wooden structures. ...

As their name suggests, carpenter bees "cause damage to wooden structures by boring into timbers and siding to construct nests," according to the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program.

It’s hard to tell the carpenter bee from the regular bumblebee, but there are a couple of methods: First, the abdomen of the wood borer is slick rather than fuzzy (hairy-looking) and, second, if ...

Carpenter bees are large, black-and-yellow bees often seen flying near homes, ... Richard Sprenkel, retired UF/IFAS entomologist, shares information about this wood-boring bee in today’s article.

Male and female carpenter bees are becoming active after spending the winter in last year's tunnels. They resemble bumble bees. The difference is the abdomen. Bumblebees are hairy while carpenter ...

Wood-boring bees, also known as carpenter bees, are right on schedule this spring. These bees can be beneficial by serving as pollinators but can also destroy bare, unpainted soft woods, such as ...

This year marks a bumper crop of carpenter bees that bore holes in homes. Spring is in the air, and so are carpenter bees. Their holes can damage homes, even if they are mostly harmless themselves.