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  2. Carpenter bee - Wikipedia

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    However, carpenter bee nests are attractive to woodpeckers, which may do further damage by drilling into the wood to feed on the bees or larvae. [6] Carpenter bees have short mouthparts and are important pollinators on some open-faced or shallow flowers; for some they even are obligate pollinators, for example the maypop (Passiflora incarnata ...

  3. Here’s How To Get Rid of Carpenter Bees Once and for All - AOL

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    “An easy way to tell the difference between carpenter bees and bumble bees is that carpenters have a bald abdomen, or a ‘shiny hiney’,” says Becky Griffin, pollinator health associate with ...

  4. Eastern carpenter bee - Wikipedia

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    Although the pollination strengths of X. virginica are secondary to that of the bumblebees and honey bees, the contribution is great enough to overlook destructive tendencies. [6] X. virginica avoid entrances that are stained white, which is a possible solution to keeping them out of unwanted areas.

  5. List of crop plants pollinated by bees - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of crop plants pollinated by bees along with how much crop yield is improved by bee pollination. [1] Most of them are pollinated in whole or part by honey bees and by the crop's natural pollinators such as bumblebees, orchard bees, squash bees, and solitary bees. Where the same plants have non-bee pollinators such as birds or ...

  6. How to Get Rid of Carpenter Bees the Right Way ... - AOL

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    Different species of bees, including carpenter bees, are essential pollinators that help our ecosystem thrive. Carpenter bees ensure plants and flowers grow, and they are also a key food source ...

  7. Here's Exactly How to Get Rid of Carpenter Bees - AOL

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    Plus, experts share if you should plug holes from carpenter bees. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...

  8. Xylocopa sonorina - Wikipedia

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    In Hawaii and Niue Island, X. sonorina has been used in tropical agriculture as a pollinator of Passiflora edulis, a species of passion fruit. [23] Although valued for their pollination, carpenter bee nesting behavior often results in their classification as pests; The bees prefer to burrow into wood to create nest galleries. [24]

  9. What are pollinators and how do they 'hold entire ecosystems ...

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    Many of the more than 400 species of native bees are also threatened, such as the rusty patch bumble bee. Susan Carpenter, the native plant garden curator at UW-Madison's arboretum, said she also ...