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Several bees species are found in California, including honey bees, bumblebees, carpenter bees, mining bees and sweat bees.
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Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Do carpenter bees ever go away? Carpenter bees are active in the spring and summer and usually won’t present any problems in the fall or winter.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Use insecticides, traps, or essential oils to manage carpenter bees, or call a professional for severe cases.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
Make or purchase wooden carpenter bee traps that mimic their nesting sites.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
To interrupt annual carpenter bee colonization of wood, seal existing holes in late summer and paint any unfinished or weathered wood (or replace pieces that are full of galleries).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
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Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Do carpenter bees ever go away? Carpenter bees are active in the spring and summer and usually won’t present any problems in the fall or winter.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 21 May 2026
Use insecticides, traps, or essential oils to manage carpenter bees, or call a professional for severe cases.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 May 2026
Make or purchase wooden carpenter bee traps that mimic their nesting sites.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Apr. 2026
To interrupt annual carpenter bee colonization of wood, seal existing holes in late summer and paint any unfinished or weathered wood (or replace pieces that are full of galleries).
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Carpenter bee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carpenter%20bee. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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