Q: I had someone trim some tree branches that were too low, but I’m not sure how to check if they did a good job. What do I look for? A: Trees develop their own version of scar tissue after pruning ...

Do you have a tree with a dead, damaged, badly placed or rotting branch that needs to be pruned off? To avoid danger to yourself and damage to the tree, plan carefully before you cut. “Wood is heavy,” ...

There have been many calls this month to the Duval County Extension Office describing a very unusual pattern of shallow pencil sized holes mysteriously appearing on the trunks of trees all over the ...

Add repairman to the skills of ants. The super-strength and communicative power of ants are well documented. Ants can lift more than 100 times their body weight and correspond through pheromones and ...

One afternoon, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in Panama, a bored teenager with a slingshot and a clay ball accidentally shot entry and exit holes in a Cecropia tree trunk. These are ...