Q: Several of my fruit trees have a ring of small holes around the trunk. The ring stretches completely around the trunk and is several inches wide. Do you know what might be the cause and if it kills ...

Got holes in your tree? A myriad of insects, often beetles or clearwing moths, have a larval form that chews wood. Some feed deeply within the tree, while others, such as the emerald ash borer, feed ...

Occasionally, homeowners will notice small holes in the trunks of landscape trees. This may not mean impending death to the tree, but it’s not good. The presence of holes usually means that an insect ...

Mainers love their birds and so this summer we are telling you about a different bird each week with the help of Maine Audubon. Also read: Newborn in the woods? Nope, just a gray catbird In this Bird ...

Equal parts beautiful and bizarre, birds and the many facets of their existence frequently figure in inquiries that come across the Snopes news desk. One such inquiry involved the acorn woodpecker, ...

QUESTION: I'm concerned about an unusual pattern of debarking on three large sasanquas in one of our beds. There also are three old camellias in the bed that are unaffected. My first impression was ...

A white-winged dove recently decided that the hanging plant, sitting about head high a few steps from my front door, was just the right spot for a nest. At first this led to a frightening explosion of ...