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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The sunny days of spring in April include beautiful blooms, and all the pests and critters that bug our homes. Some insects are merely a nuisance, but others can do real damage.

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If you build a good bee trap, not only will you get rid of pesky carpenter bees but your neighbors will want one, too. That’s the story of Aaron and Erin Huffstetler, a Maryville couple that last year ...

What started out as a simple solution for a carpenter bee problem at the Huffstetler home in Maryville suddenly took off on a whole new tangent. Aaron and Erin Huffstetler came up with a design for ...

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What looks like a bumblebee but bores through wood like a drill? The carpenter bee. And if you’ve ever had them in your rafters, you know the frustration: These tiny insects can do outsized damage to ...