Carpenter Bees And Woodpeckers

In spring carpenter bees construct nest sites in wood in which the larvae develop.

Carpenter bees and woodpeckers. Xylocopa aeneipennis degeer 1773 xylocopa aerata smith 1851 xylocopa aestuans linnaeus 1758. Woodpeckers often arrive along with carpenter bees as the bees are an excellent food source for them. Woodpeckers like to eat carpenter bees and may do extra damage if they discover the bees on your property. Here are some other problems with carpenter bees.

In spring carpenter bees construct nest sites in wood in which the larvae develop. Carpenter bees and woodpeckers are wrecking a reader s trellis. Carpenter bees are a favorite food of the ever so destructive woodpecker. Pictured is an eastern carpenter bee.

Carpenter bees don t actually eat wood. The grubs will exacerbate damage upon growing woodpeckers can cause major damage to your home while looking for the grubs to eat rain water can get into the chambers and rot out the wood over time if the bee has gone through a paint layer or through. Unfortunately woodpeckers will cause more damage by drilling into the wood beside nests to get at the grubs. Furthermore the large larvae developing into tunnels in homes are oftentimes attractive to woodpeckers that will seek out developing carpenter bees and create more extensive damage to the existing holes.

Xylocopa adumbrata lieftinck 1957. Xylocopa acutipennis smith 1854. In addition to the bee damage woodpeckers may peck at the wood in an effort to get to. Natural predators include badgers mantises predatory flies and some birds such as bee eaters shrikes and woodpeckers.

Xylocopa adusta pérez 1901. Even if you haven t seen either pest it s still a good idea to check for signs of the telltale damage they leave behind. Species edit xylocopa abbotti cockerell 1909 xylocopa abbreviata hurd moure 1963. Another concern to consider according to hottel.

Female carpenter bees chew one half inch wide holes in wood surfaces and then create tunnels chambers and cells for larvae within the wood. If you find it a professional pest control expert is the best way to solve the problem. Nesting and favored habitats.