Seeing carpenter bees buzzing around your wooden deck is a frightening sight. Though these bees are helpful pollinators, they can do some serious damage to your property, eating away at and drilling ...

Bees are an important part of your backyard ecosystem, as well as your local ecosystem, but that doesn't mean your home is the best place for them to hang out. Carpenter bees are a beneficial species ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carpenter bee sticking out of a hole on a wooden fence - David O'brien/Getty Images When there's an influx of pollinating insects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carpenter bees can damage untreated wood by drilling holes to create nests. Use insecticides, traps, or essential oils to remove ...

Spring is here, which means those giant bees buzzing around are back — and that could spell trouble for your porch or deck. The insects you’re seeing are carpenter bees, which are large bees with ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? That could spell trouble for your deck or fence, according to David Headrick, Cal Poly professor emeritus of entomology and pest management. Those ...