An unusually large, black insect is increasingly being spotted in German gardens, initially resembling a hornet at first ...

Honey bees are under attack from tiny, eight-legged parasitic mites. What can California do to protect bee colonies and its ...

While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity from small, blue butterflies, ants and ladybugs.

A Teddy bear or male valley carpenter bee, right, patrols for females near a ceanothus bush with a black-tailed bumble bee close behind. (Michelle Graydon/Contributed) ...

They are black with yellow bands, which is the biggest physical difference between them and carpenter bees. Cloyd said more often than not, if you’re noticing small round holes in your deck, you ...

Carpenter bees resemble bumble bees, but the upper surface of their abdomen is bare and shiny black; bumble bees have a hairy abdomen with at least some yellow markings.

If a carpenter bee is sprayed directly with WD-40, it will die. However, WD-40 is not effective as a repellent and leaves petroleum-based residue behind that is detrimental to beneficial insects.

You see, my wooden mailbox post has become a home for a handful of carpenter bees. When I head to grab my mail in the summertime, I’m usually greeted by a large, round bee bumbling along slowly ...

Like carpenter bees, bumblebees are effective pollinators. Here’s what they come out in NC and how to tell them apart from each other and whether they sting.

Female carpenter bees are another story altogether. They can sting with such intensity that you think they come from another dimension. Fortunately they are not aggressive and will usually only sting ...