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⟹ Carpenter Bee | Xylocopa virginica | They can cause a lot of damage!

July 10, 2021 by News Bot

In the last few years i have been seeing the giant hornet around the garden and greenhouse. Today i seen this one up on my deck! at one point it flew right at me. im not sure if its the European giant hornet or the Asian giant hornet, either way i don’t want to get … Read more

Carpenter bee Xylocopa documentary

July 1, 2021 by News Bot

Carpenter bees (the genus Xylocopa in the subfamily Xylocopinae) are large bees distributed worldwide. Some 500 species of carpenter bees are in the 31 subgenera.[1] Their common name is because nearly all species build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers (except those in the subgenus Proxylocopa, which nest in the … Read more