Carpenter bees avoid certain essential oils, so why not grow the plants they come from? These fragrant herbs can help keep ...

Carpenter bees might be welcome in your garden, but not in your walls, deck, or wood fence. This energizing essential oil ...

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 ...

Carpenter bees are pollinators that can cause structural damage by boring into untreated or weathered wood on a home's exterior. Homeowners can deter carpenter bees by painting or staining exposed ...

Carpenter bees can spell destruction for bare wooden structures. You may want to follow these effective DIY solutions shared ...

What looks like a bumblebee but bores through wood like a drill? The carpenter bee. And if you’ve ever had them in your rafters, you know the frustration: These tiny insects can do outsized damage to ...

a carpenter bee making a hole in wood - Tamara Zerbe Nahodil/Getty Images Carpenter bees are one of the common pollinators you might see in your backyard along with honeybees, bumblebees, and ...

Perfectly circular holes in your wood deck or siding with little piles of sawdust clinches it: You've got carpenter bees. But ...