When male carpenter bees go on the defensive, they often fly very close to your face and “stare” at you, she explains. Naturally, you might take this as an act of aggression.

Carpenter bees use their powerful jaws to burrow into wood, leaving "siding, sheds, garages, playsets and wooden patio furniture scattered with ugly holes," according to AAI Pest Control in Modesto.

This is a Bee-like Robber Fly that was most likely collected from Virginia. It is black, yellow, and brown in color, and measures around 2 cm x 2 cm x 1.5 cm in size. Number of objects in this record ...

A female carpenter bee can chew a hole measuring up to three-quarters of an inch in diameter and 10 inches deep, Headrick said, and each hole can lead to a veritable warren of interconnected ...