Male and female carpenter bees have different roles, behaviors, and physical characteristics, making it easy to differentiate between them. However, you must know what to look out for.

When male carpenter bees go on the defensive, they often fly very close to your face and “stare” at you, she explains. Naturally, you might take this as an act of aggression.

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Female Valley carpenter bees will only sting if provoked — “You’d have to be literally touching or confining (the bee) in some way before she’d sting you,” he explained — while male ...

Female Valley carpenter bees will only sting if provoked—"You'd have to be literally touching or confining (the bee) in some way before she'd sting you," he explained—while male carpenter bees ...

A female can drill a hole in just a couple of hours, while the male carpenter bee guards the hole against intruders. The bees are not aggressive if left undisturbed. Damage Over Time.

Male bees can’t sting, and “the male carpenter bees are typically the ones you’ll see hovering around the air,” Hayes said. Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in ...

Male bees can’t sting, and “the male carpenter bees are typically the ones you’ll see hovering around the air,” Hayes said. Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in ...

Male bees can’t sting, and “the male carpenter bees are typically the ones you’ll see hovering around the air,” Hayes said. Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in ...

Male carpenter bees don’t sting, but females do, Hayes said. “The male carpenter bees are typically the ones you’ll see hovering around the air,” he added.

Female Valley carpenter bees will only sting if provoked — “You’d have to be literally touching or confining (the bee) in some way before she’d sting you,” he explained — while male ...

Male bees can’t sting, and “the male carpenter bees are typically the ones you’ll see hovering around the air,” Hayes said. Female carpenter bees won’t sting unless they’re confined in ...