Category: Xylocopa
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Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)
Apidae > Xylocopa > Xylocopa virginica Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica) is perhaps one of the most widely-recognized bees in our region. Males’ bossy attitude and females’ penchant for chewing into wooden decks makes them difficult to ignore. Note black glossy abdomen to separate from bumble bee queens at a glance. Human-disturbed environments suit carpenter…
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Xylocopa
Eastern carpenter bees Xylocopa virginica are one of our most conspicuous species in the region. Everybody loves to despise eastern carpenter bees Xylocopa virginica for boring into untreated decks and wood sidings, but we’ve eliminated most of their natural nesting sites by cutting down dead trees and snags. X. virginica can be found throughout the…