Q: Something bored holes in lines across the trunk of my California pepper tree. Sap bled from the holes and I thought the tree might die. What should I do? A: The injury on your pepper tree was ...

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 ...

The sapsucker woodpecker is causing problems in the region, plus other reader inquiries about ash trees dropping leaves and transplanting lilies. A sapsucker woodpecker can cause damage to area trees ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bird house is a common way to attract birds to your yard, but not every species favor these enclosed spaces. Some birds ...

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 ...