Initial damage is minor, but new tunnels may be excavated and old ones enlarged, causing considerable wood damage. Identification Carpenter bees resem ...

Common name: large carpenter bees scientific name: Xylocopa spp. (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopinae) Introduction - Distribution - Identification - Biology - Economic Importance - Management - Selected References Introduction In America north of Mexico, the subfamily Xylocopinae is composed of two genera, Ceratina (small carpenter bees) and Xylocopa (large carpenter bees). These bees ...