Carpenterbees that are orange

Hi. Your article was very helpful. But I have a question. We get 1 or 2 black carpenter bees in our backyard every spring/summer. They don't really do anything but scare us. But yesterday we saw a bee that looked and acted just like a carpenter bee except it was totally orange. The whole body. Could that still be a carpenter bee? Just curious. Thanks for your time.

Most likely a Valley Carpenter Bee. These are are commonly seen as being golden or tan and very fuzzy. But they can appear to look orange as we've been told. They behave like their more common black and yellow carpenter bees and can be controlled as described in our carpenterbee control article.