Carpenter bees can cause structural damage to your home. Learn how to get rid of them and prevent their return.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carpenter bees bore round holes into wood siding and rails. Here's how to identify them and keep them from doing serious damage.

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 ...

Seeing a carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) disappear into a hole in your unsealed or unpainted wooden structure on your property can quickly fill you with dread. As these types of bees dig intricate ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -While honey bees nest in trees and bumble bees nest in the ground, carpenter bees nest in wood. Most carpenter bees spend their time around dead wood. They get their name from ...

Notice giant black bees buzzing around your backyard? Those enormous insects you’ve spotted are carpenter bees, he said. Carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to burrow into wood, leaving “siding, ...

Carpenter bee sticking out of a hole on a wooden fence - David O'brien/Getty Images When there's an influx of pollinating insects around your home during the springtime, chances are you might also see ...

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 ...

When there's an influx of pollinating insects around your home during the springtime, chances are you might also see more carpenter bees around your yard or garden. Like most U.S. native bees, ...