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Posted by anita55 (My Page) on Thu, May 3, 07 at 15:32
| I'll try to get a better photo; hard to make him stand still and pose for me. Can you tell what it is?
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| It looks like an Eastern carpenter bee, Xylocopa virginica. Look for holes about a centimeter in diameter in exposed woodwork. They don't eat wood, but they do damage it by boring nest holes. Hope this helps! Tucker |
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| That is what I was afraid of. Do I need to call an exterminator? |
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| Maybe I should have posted on the Pests Forum. I've seen this bee hovering on my deck. The house is wood. I'm kind of worried, although I hate to kill anything, this one can do some damage, I think. Thanks for the ID. |
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| Unless the bees become very numerous I would not worry about the small amount of damage they cause. They are not aggressive at all. and will only sting if vigorously molested. |
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