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Xylocopa sonorina, the valley carpenter bee or Hawaiian carpenter bee, [2] is a species of carpenter bee found from western Texas to northern California, [3] and the eastern Pacific islands. [4] Females are black while males are golden-brown with green eyes.
Carpenter bees can be timber pests, and cause substantial damage to wood if infestations go undetected for several years. [12] Two very different mating systems appear to be common in carpenter bees, and often this can be determined simply by examining specimens of the males of any given species. Species in which the males have large eyes are ...
Xylocopa tenuiscapa, or the slender-scaped carpenter bee, [2] is a species of carpenter bee found only in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries.. Like most bees, X. tenuiscapa has a diurnal activity cycle, but in the Western Ghats of Southern India, the species flies in moonlit nights [3] [4] and has been observed as pollinator of nocturnally flowering trees. [5]
According to a 2023 study by Groundworks, carpenter bees cause the most damage to Georgia homes. The little buzzing bees are also the worst home-destroying pest in Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri ...
How to Identify a Carpenter Bee. It can be difficult to tell if the bees near, in, or around your home are carpenter bees because they look similar to regular bumblebees. However, a few noteworthy ...
Meanwhile, the male carpenter bees like to show off, guarding the nesting site and battling it out with other males, swooping and grappling, with both bees falling to the earth before one gives up ...
The hollow can reach 30 cm (12 in) long by 1.1-1.4 cm diameter. Larger pieces of wood may allow for multiple tunnels. Several female bees may use a nest, one breeding and the others guarding. A bee defends the 0.7-1.0 cm wide entrance by blocking it with its abdomen (compare Allodapula). Both male and female bees may overwinter within the tunnels.
Xylocopa nasalis is a member of the genus Xylocopa, first described in 1802 by French entomologist Pierre André Latreille.The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek and translates to ¨wood-cutter.¨ Xylocopa is comprised specifically of carpenter bees, who build their nests in burrows in dead wood, bamboo, or structural timbers.