Native plants are crucial to creating a habitat landscape, but native bees need more to compete against nonnative honeybees ...

Keep household trash cans covered and far away from living spaces. Wash them regularly to remove sugary or syrupy residues ...

The Rated Red Crew shares two effective and easy-to-make traps for getting rid of carpenter bees.

(MASS APPEAL) – Carpenter bees are a native species to our area, and they are important pollinators in late spring-early summer. Natasha Wright, Entomologist and Technical Director with Brama… ...

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Carpenter bees are large bees with shiny black tails, according to the NC State Extension. They also have powerful jaws that they use to burrow into wood, creating tunnels for their habitat.

According to Headrick, carpenter bees also pollinate nonnative species such as blueberries, melons, tomatoes, eggplant and squash. How can I get rid of carpenter bees without killing them?

In 2007, the United States Senate unanimously approved a resolution designating a week in June as "National Pollinator Week" (this year it is June 23-29, 2025). In response to the alarm raised by an ...