Honeybees are among the most common types of bee species that can be found in North America, and one of their colonies can house up to 80,000 bees. It’s estimated that the health and survival of 35% ...

Carpenter bees sound like industrious creatures, but trust us—you don’t want these “helpers” anywhere near your home. While pollinators are important to the ecosystem, carpenter bees are destructive ...

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, ...

SANDRA. THANK YOU. WELL, SOUTH FLORIDA SUMMERS, BRING THE HEAT. THE RAIN AND A LOT OF TIME, SOME PESKY PESTS. THAT’S RIGHT. ALL THIS WEEK WE’RE TALKING ABOUT WAYS TO PREVENT THEM FROM TAKING OVER. AND ...

In What It’s Like, people tell us, well, what it’s like to have experiences many of us have not even imagined. In this entry, we spoke to beekeeper Jon McAdoo, from Plantsville, Connecticut, who ...

Knowing your winged and stinging insects is pretty important for homeowners, both so they can better understand the biodiversity on their property and so that they know which insects pose danger to ...

With summer comes warm weather, beach trips and those pesky flying insects that can cause a lot of problems. Hornets, wasps and bees can cause damage, create nests and swarm residents and pets when ...

HITCHCOCK, Texas — For years, Sarah Hampton has lived with a buzzing problem she couldn't afford to fix. Now, the 80-year-old Hitchcock woman is finally getting relief. Hampton said bees first built a ...

Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing tirelessly in and out of squash blossoms and trumpet vines. But one kind of bee may wear your patience thin if ...

Here’s how to discourage carpenter bees from making their homes in yours. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Gardeners know pollinators are essential, especially those industrious bees buzzing ...