Pest Pro Services
Saint Peters, Missouri 63376
(636) 240-8848 or (314) 808-2591
www.pestproservices.net
Harold@pestproservices.net
Commercial and Residential Pest Control
Service St. Louis
and the Surrounding Areas
CALL US ANYTIME
CARPENTER BEES
Carpenter bees are so named because they excavate galleries in wood to create nest sites. They do not consume wood. Rather, they feed on pollen and nectar. Carpenter bees are important pollinators of flowers. Carpenter bees are large and robust. Is three-fourths to one-inch long, black, with a metallic sheen. Carpenter bees somewhat resemble bumble bees, except bumble bees have dense yellow hairs on the abdomen and large pollen baskets on the hind legs. Various species of bumble bees and carpenter bees are similar in size. Bumble bees typically nest in the ground whereas carpenter bees nest in wood.
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