According to Larson, you don’t need to fear carpenter bees in the same way you would a nest of yellow jackets. Carpenter bees are generally less social bees. They don’t have hives or nests to defend, ...

Male carpenter bees typically have a zigzag flight pattern and aggressively defend their territory, while female carpenter bees focus on stocking the nest with food. “They love habitats that are ...

Carpenter bees cause damage to untreated wood by making holes where they live and nest.Use insecticides, traps, essential oils, and wood replacement to keep these pests at bay.Plugging holes can work, ...

Typically, humans only come across male carpenter bees, which do not have stingers. Female carpenter bees spend most of their time in their nest with the eggs. “Front porch entrances have big ...

Discover the Unique Personalities of Bees in NATURE’S “My Garden of a Thousand Bees” Wednesday, May 14 at 8 pm on PBS Wildlife filmmaker Martin Dohrn documents his buzzworthy discoveries... Read More ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 25, 2025) A novel study in Chemosphere finds impacts on male fertility ... yield reduced female offspring, our data provide an additional mechanistic explanation for recently ...

The male carpenter bee doesn't sting and the female can, but rarely does. Unfortunately, the bees might be causing damage to your wooden structure so sometimes you have to get them to move on.