Bee Control Archives

May 17, 2026

How Carpenter Bees Damage Wood Around Your Home

Spring brings blooming flowers and warmer weather. It also brings the low, steady buzz of large insects hovering near your eaves, fascia boards, and wooden decks. If you notice large bees lingering around your home's timber structures, you might have…

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May 18, 2025

Understanding Carpenter Bee Threats and How to Protect Your Property

Carpenter bees, often mistaken for bumblebees due to their similar appearance, play an essential role in pollination. However, they also present significant threats to your property when left unchecked. If you’ve noticed round holes in wooden structures or a buzzing…

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February 6, 2020

How To Recognize The Two Most Common And Economically Damaging Carpenter Bee Species In The Southeast

The Xylocopa genus is comprised of around 500 documented bee species, including several species that are considered structural pests due to their destructive habit of carving out nesting galleries within structural wood, cosmetic wood, and other types of woodwork. Most…

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September 12, 2018

Do Any Bees Produce Harmful Forms Of Honey?

The fact that bee populations are decreasing around the globe is bad news considering that many of our agricultural food products would not make it into our mouths if it were not for the many bee species that pollinate the…

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January 26, 2017

Managed Bees Make Diseases Within Bee Populations Much Worse

There are “wild” bees and “managed” bees. Wild bees are, of course, the bees that dwell entirely outdoors and without being pestered by human intervention. Managed bees are bees that are bred through human manipulation and are meant to be…

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June 20, 2016

Guy Forces Bee Invader to Watch Bee Movie with Him

After a bee flew into the home of a Canadian prankster known as “White and Faded” on Twitter decided that a bee that invaded his home deserved some kind of punishment for its rudeness. After “White and Faded” found a…

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