Springtime is here and summer is just around the corner. Although we are welcoming warmer weather and sunshine, there are always some unwelcome guests this time of year. Some bite, some slither, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock If you notice holes in wood around your home, you'll probably have carpenter bees. These peaceful and ...

Plugging holes can work, but only if the bee has been taken care of; otherwise, it will just make another hole. If you've noticed some large bees hovering around your backyard wooden deck or window ...

A male carpenter bee. Courtesy of Matt Bertone. The fat bees are back, as are the tiny holes they love to drill in decks and porches. Carpenter bees (not to be confused with bumblebees or honeybees) ...

More stories about creepy-crawly (or buzzing) pests and what to do about them. Carpenter bees are buzzing busily this time of year in North Carolina, coming out of their nests to mate and pollinate — ...

David Mitchell is trying to outsmart pesky carpenter bees with a few tools, some wood and old pickle jars. The bees have been drilling holes all over his log cabin in Pigeon Forge, so, last week he ...

Q: I planted several varieties of new flowers this past summer specifically to help the struggling bee population, especially honeybees. I got bees alright, but they're almost all carpenter bees, ...

Deborah Harris sits on her porch swing and watches carpenter bees fall into a Mason jar trap. "I've trapped five so far, and I've ordered 10 more of these traps for my friends," said Harris, a ...

“There are some large bees that fly around my head in the vicinity of the arbor over my patio as I walk about. It’s a bit hard to relax when that happens, so I’m wondering what type of bees these are ...