Carpenter bees get their name from their habit of drilling holes in dead wood. No big deal when they're digging away at a ...

Carpenter bees (Xylocopa virginica) actually are fascinating native pollinators. They’re about three-fourths to one-inch long with shiny abdomens, not fuzzy back ends like bumble bees.

However, unlike the bumblebee, carpenter bees have a shiny black abdomen in contrast to the bumble bee's yellow, hairy abdomen. The male carpenter bee is aggressive, as it protects the nest ...

March in New England brings the earliest signs of spring. Plants that have been dormant all winter start to wake up and so do insects. As temperatures rise, native ground-nesting bees are among ...

You see a lot of bees on the frame, walking around and exploring both sides. Kamal: Bumble bees and carpenter bees are native to North America, but I think it’s important to identify that honeybees ...

If you see holes in your deck, you can take a closer look to see if carpenter bees were behind them — but don’t get too close ...

Spring is here, which means those giant bees buzzing around are back — and that could spell trouble for your porch or deck. The insects you’re seeing are carpenter bees, which are large bees ...

The bees are effective pollinators, but the holes they leave behind can be a nuisance and can lead to further damage from fungi and attacks by other insects, such as carpenter ants, according to ...

Muhammad Syafi’i remembers screaming in pain as hot cooking oil splashed across his stomach and dripped down his legs, his wet clothing sticking to his torched skin as it began to bubble and swell.