What do carpenter bees hate the most?

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What are carpenter bees most attracted to?

Now that we know for sure you have carpenter bees, here are 5 things that may be attracting them to your property:

• Flowers. Just like other bees, carpenter bees eat nectar and pollen.
• Untreated wood.
• Wood siding.
• Unprotected plank ends.
• Old carpenter bee nests.