How to Use carpenter bee in a Sentence

carpenter bee

noun
  • The good news is that carpenter bees don’t present a huge risk to your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The good news is that carpenter bees don’t present a huge risk to your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • But carpenter bees are no threat to people or pets.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But carpenter bees are no threat to people or pets.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • Wood stains do not repel carpenter bees.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
  • But a solitary carpenter bee just wants to build a home for her family.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But a solitary carpenter bee just wants to build a home for her family.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • Here’s how to discourage carpenter bees from making their homes in yours.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s how to discourage carpenter bees from making their homes in yours.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • The bad news is carpenter bees tend to be defensive near their nests, says Ellis.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • Learn how to protect carpenter bees while keeping them from damaging your deck or porch.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Make or purchase wooden carpenter bee traps that mimic their nesting sites.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Spray the tunnel opening with a product labeled for carpenter bees.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Spray the tunnel opening with a product labeled for carpenter bees.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
  • What are common signs of a carpenter bee infestation?
    — Sarah Linn april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Solitary species include insects such as carpenter bees, mason bees, cicada hunters and mud daubers.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Remove these potential entry points to prevent carpenter bees from finding their way into your home.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • For example, the female carpenter bee provisions her nest with nectar and pollen, lays the eggs, and then the eggs hatch in late summer to fall.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Female Valley carpenter bees are a dark, iridescent blue, while the males are covered with golden brown fur.
    — Sarah Linn april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • These are all woods that carpenter bees have a more difficult time drilling through, encouraging them to make their nests somewhere other than your home.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • Painting outdoor wooden house features may also deter carpenter bees from drilling and making nests.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • If carpenter bees are a problem in your area, use non-wood building materials like composite, vinyl, or aluminum.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
  • The best safety measure when encountering bees near nests is to leave the area and create distance to avoid being stung by female carpenter bees.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • So how can homeowners keep carpenter bees from damaging property without harming the bees?
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Hang the traps in early spring before carpenter bees arrive and near any areas of carpenter bee activity or damage.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Use insecticides, traps, or essential oils to remove or repel carpenter bees.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
  • Patios, decks, stilts, eaves, and soffits are easy for carpenter bees to bore into, as these areas are often less disturbed or occupied than nearby wood.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 30 May 2026
  • Hire a pest control company if the carpenter bee infestation is large (more than a dozen holes) or situated in an overhead, hard-to-reach area.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 May 2026
  • Its cedar frame is naturally resilient to pest infestations, like carpenter bees, ticks, spiders, and termites.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 25 May 2026
  • The most common type is Xylocopa varipuncta, also known as the Valley carpenter bee.
    — Sarah Linn april 24, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026

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