It is their nesting habits which tend to cause trouble. Unlike hive-building bees, carpenter bees bore into wood to lay their eggs which, in turn, causes a lot of structural damage. So ...
Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 24, No. 3, Sep., 1916 The Carpenter-Bees of the United States ... The Carpenter-Bees of the United States of the Genus Xylocopa This is the metadata ...
when carpenter bees do sting, it’s usually “a one time thing,” Melillo says. If you begin to experience any symptoms of anaphylaxis, including hives and the swelling of the face, throat or ...