Different species of bees, including carpenter bees, are essential pollinators that help our ecosystem thrive. Carpenter bees ensure plants and flowers grow, and they are also a key food source for ...

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There is a tiny species of carpenter bees known as the spurred ceratina (Ceratina calcarata) that behaves unlike any other known species of bee. With their elongated and shiny bluish-black bodies, the ...

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Friend or foe? It's a pest, no less. The Carpenter Bee is all the "buzz" this summer, as it carves itself a home -- right in the middle of your new deck. Despite its ...

Many bees are essential pollinators other than the honeybee. Two common in New York are the Small Carpenter Bee, Ceratina, and the Eastern Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa virginica. Males of both kinds are ...

Carpenter bees are known to drill into wooden structures that may exist around your home, such as a wood deck or the siding of your house. However, carpenter bees are incredible pollinators, and if ...

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 window ...

TORONTO, Sept. 14, 2023 – Most wild bees are solitary, but one tiny species of carpenter bees fastidiously cares for and raises their offspring, an act that translates into huge benefits to the ...

The hectic pace to contemporary life is justifiably compared to the seemingly erratic behavior of pollinator insects. Darting from flower to flower with no apparently logical progression for choice of ...