Examples of carpenter bee in a Sentence
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Common bee species include mason bees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, leafcutter bees and sweat bees, according to the city.
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
Solitary bees, the female bees build tunnels in wood for their nests, laying eggs for the next generation of carpenter bees.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
Known for nesting in wood, carpenter bees are not aggressive but can damage wooden structures.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Spectracide carpenter bee and ground-nesting yellow jacket killer ($5.47 for a 16-ounce can at Home Depot) is one example of a foam product.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
There are insecticide products commercially labeled for carpenter bee control.
—Cole Sikes Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 May 2022
Instead, Taksinus bambus depends on other animals—like including the bamboo borer beetle; the bamboo worm; and the bamboo-nesting carpenter bee—to make an entrance into the plant, Matthew Hart reports for Nerdist.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2022
A month earlier, Henry had found a dead carpenter bee.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2021
In some carpenter bee species, females nest in groups, living alongside their daughters or other adult female bees.
—New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 May 2024
Solitary bees, the female bees build tunnels in wood for their nests, laying eggs for the next generation of carpenter bees.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
Known for nesting in wood, carpenter bees are not aggressive but can damage wooden structures.
—The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2024
Spectracide carpenter bee and ground-nesting yellow jacket killer ($5.47 for a 16-ounce can at Home Depot) is one example of a foam product.
—Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022
There are insecticide products commercially labeled for carpenter bee control.
—Cole Sikes Alabama Cooperative Extension System, al, 16 May 2022
Instead, Taksinus bambus depends on other animals—like including the bamboo borer beetle; the bamboo worm; and the bamboo-nesting carpenter bee—to make an entrance into the plant, Matthew Hart reports for Nerdist.
—Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Jan. 2022
A month earlier, Henry had found a dead carpenter bee.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2021
In some carpenter bee species, females nest in groups, living alongside their daughters or other adult female bees.
—New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
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“Carpenter bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpenter%20bee. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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