You must be the dimwitted one. She wasn’t saying they are not pollinators. She was saying she’s all about the pollinators but carpenter bees are the worst. And they are. Do you know how much damage they can do to wood around your home??? I don’t use my front porch much as we have a big deck and out building that leads through our garage to my kitchen so I didn’t see the damage that was being caused to the front until it was nearly to late. It cost thousands of dollars to repair the damage they done. They are the worst.
To answer the why... Because. We used to do exactly that as well as wd-40 and a lighter or we would pretend we were kung fu masters and swat them out of the air. And we didn't have as many feelings back then as we are allowed to have today. So,compassion for things waaay smaller than us which are viewed as a nuisance was non existent.
Idk bub.. I was raised in a place where every creature deserved space and respect bc they all have a job to do. My kids dad did that when he was little-he got.stung 3x by a hornet thinking it was a bee, and that was the last time😅😅😅
Males cant & don't sting. The females can, but only if youtry and hurt them, or stick your finger in their nests. They really are curious and are saying hello when they hover. Why would you want to kill them?
