Some of the most important native pollinators are the often unnoticed and seldom appreciated tunnel-nesting bees: the mason bee and the leaf-cutter bee. They are members of the Megachilidae family ...

Tunnel 5 Fire Public Information Officer Eric Hendrickson told KOIN 6 News that bees, wasps and poison oak have also been prevalent in the steep, wild terrain of the Columbia River Gorge.

Bees may be small in size, but they play a major role in ecosystems, pollinating trees, flowers, and other plants. But one type of bee does more than pollinate: the carpenter bee. Unlike ...

The female bees will tunnel inside wood to gather pollen and lay their eggs, and they typically return to the same tunnel each year. These tunnels can be in trees, picnic tables, a deck or your porch.