They don t actually eat wood though.
Wood carpet bees.
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The holes carpenter bees create may seem small on the outside but the galleries are much bigger and more damaging than meets the eye.
Paint or stain with varnish any untreated wooden surfaces outside that may attract carpenter bees.
Use a carpenter bee spray to kill active wood boring bees combined with an insecticide dust application in the holes.
Signs of an infestation.
To identify early damage to buildings homeowners should regularly inspect the perimeter of the home and surrounding property for the presence of these holes and hovering bees.
Nearly all species burrow into hard plant material such as dead wood or bamboo.
Carpenter bees are species in the genus xylocopa of the subfamily xylocopinae the genus includes some 500 bees in 31 subgenera.
Plug existing holes to prevent a future worker bee infestation.
The most common signs of a carpenter bee infestation are the round smooth holes that carpenter bees bore into wood.
Get rid of carpenter bees yourself in just two steps.
Although carpenter bees can attack all wood surfaces they tend to prefer untreated wood.
Painted wood is slightly better at discouraging infestation than stained wood but the difference is effectively marginal.