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Do carpenter bees eat wood? What they actually consume (and why it matters)

Bees are fantastic pollinators. Without them, ecosystems would not thrive. Unfortunately, over the last 15 years, there has ...
Newsweek

‘Superwasp’ Threatens America’s Forests With Females Capable of Producing 1,000 Offspring

A superwasp able to produce 1,000 offspring is threatening vast forests in North America, a new study has revealed. The Sirex woodwasp (Sirex noctilio) lays its eggs on pine trees in a mucus and a ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle

Wood wasp a threat, can kill up to 80 percent of trees it infects

LANSING Michigan foresters are bracing for an invasion of tree-killing wasps. Roger Mech, a forest health specialist with the Department of Natural Resources, said his department has tracked the ...
WFMY News2

Yes, Carpenter Bees are the ‘bees knees’ – don’t harm them

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Friend or foe? It's a pest, no less. The Carpenter Bee is all the "buzz" this summer, as it carves itself a home -- right in the middle of your new deck. Despite its ...