"But these bees don't actually eat the wood as food," says Emma Grace Crumbley, an entomologist with Mosquito Squad. "Just like other bees, carpenter bees forage for pollen and plant nectar ...

Despite the common belief that these wood-loving bees eat the wood, they’re actually just boring into it. The bees create tunnels in the wood and often return to the same spots year after year, ...

If you see holes in your deck, you can take a closer look to see if carpenter bees were behind them — but don’t get too close ...