Carpenter bees are large, black, and somewhat fuzzy bees usually hanging around your home. They are justly named because they drill holes in wood to have a place for their eggs. What are carpenter bees? Carpenter bees are large, shiny, black, and yellow bees. You will...
Bees play an integral part in our ecosystem. As pollinators, their activities support the growth of trees, flowers, and other plants providing food and shelter for animals in our ecosystem. Without bees, the beauty we see in our gardens, and the foods we love to eat...
Bee season begins when nature sends a friendly greeting with warmer temperatures and blooming flowers and bushes. After a long winter hibernation, the pollination process begins. Some bees are more active in the spring, preferring abundant flowering plants. Bees play...
A Wood Destroying Insect Report (WDI) Report is often a requirement when you buy, refinance, or sell a home. Usually, the WDI Report is part of a home inspection and documents the home's condition regarding wood-destroying insects. Why would I need a Wood Destroying...
As a homeowner, you may have seen the telltale signs of carpenter bees and not realized what you were looking at. Carpenter bees create perfectly round holes in your deck, railing, or wooden furniture. What are carpenter bees? Carpenter bees are large, shiny, black,...
If you see precisely created round holes and bees buzzing about, then you have carpenter bees. Why are they called carpenter bees? This species is called carpenter bees because of how they quarry precision sized holes into softer, dead but not decaying wood. They...
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