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 ...

"I knew right away that it was a black bee, because it is very distinctive: as big as a bumblebee, black, with a deep ...

With bright red and yellow signage, sugar-rich liquid, and no petals to navigate, they are the perfect feeding stop for bees.

Indigenous people have utilized elderberry for centuries – harvesting berries for nutrition, utilizing hollow stems for tools ...

Carpenter bees, particularly the eastern carpenter bee, are considered a destructive nuisance insect and are quite often the target of pesticides to prevent damage to homes and other structures.

No-see-ums, ants, bees, mosquitoes & even moths have stings ranging from mild to deadly. Important facts and how to protect yourself this summer in NC.

Set out baits labeled for carpenter ants. Baits can be effective because ants share food with each other, says Benson. Place ...

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North ...

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the latest on everything from what to plant in summer to how to join the Pollinator ...

Bees hum through purple salvia. Butterflies flutter over milkweed. Hummingbirds sip from clematis climbing old chairs. What used to be a simple lawn is now a buzzing haven for pollinators — created by ...

These wooden fixtures are at risk during a carpenter bee infestation because these insects like to burrow into them to build nests and lay their eggs. There are some ways to get these carpenter bees ...