Notes from the Green Truck

The loud buzzing first alerts Bergen County homeowners to their presence, but it is the perfectly round, 1/2-inch diameter holes that warn northern New Jersey homeowners that carpenter bees have begun a construction project on their property. Carpenter bees are named for the perfectly round holes they drill into wood, holes so precise they look [...]

Most northern New Jersey homeowners in Bergen, Morris, Passaic and Hudson counties first discover a carpenter bee problem during spring home maintenance chores. If you’re cleaning gutters or scrapping paint and notice perfectly round 1/2-inch diameter holes in a porch roof, soffit, siding, deck or wood furniture, you most likely have a carpenter bee problem. [...]

Carpenter bees are also known as “wood boring bees”. While they can assist pollination in gardens, they are considered a pest because of the damage they can cause to wood structures. These bees have the ability to bore through wood, and they build their nests in wood structures around homes. They are considered one of [...]