If you've ever noticed a circular hole, or perhaps a pile of sawdust, in your wooden pergola or even the cedar siding on your house, you can be quite sure that carpenter bees are the culprit.

Sealing the holes also helps prevent moisture intrusion and wood decay. But if you have a large-scale problem, such as multiple carpenter bees drilling into your home’s wood siding, woodpeckers ...

As April winds down, get ready to look for the signs of the slow flying bumble bees that are really carpenter bees that will ...

If you do happen to spot a carpenter bee nest in your property, be sure to seal it to prevent the bees from returning. Specialists also recommend using oils like almond or citrus to make the area ...

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 ...

Last week, we told you about carpenter bees, which are one of the most effective pollinators in in the state. Unfortunately, they can also leave behind holes in your deck when they build their nests.

And females are flying around hunting for susceptible, soft wood where they can chew new holes for new nests. Carpenter bees will often avoid chemical pressure-treated wood and wood with oil based ...