I noticed sawdust at the base of my tree and am concerned about its health. There also seem to be black ants, some big and some small, going up and down the trunk. Is there something I should do to ...

Carpenter ants often get the blame when a tree dies and thousands of the little scurriers are found running in and out the crime scene. The truth is they didn’t do it. The ants were just taking ...

Q A large branch broke off our maple tree last fall. There was no wind or any cause that we could tell, except that there were carpenter ants all over it. Would the ants have gotten into the whole ...

In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, recycling woody debris, such as dead trees and fallen logs. But these large ants become nuisances when they forage or nest inside our homes. “Carpenter ...

I rarely spot either culprit, but my trees reveal exactly what pileated woodpeckers and carpenter ants are up to.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series , Bugwood.org In the forest, carpenter ants have a job to do, ...

I was out in the woods enjoying these, potentially, last days of winter and noticed one of our beautiful giant trees getting ripped apart by a pileated woodpecker. The woodpeckers have been going at ...

Question: I’ve been seeing lots of big, winged black ants around this spring. I assume these are carpenter ants. Are they scouting for more food, aka the wood of my house? What should I do? Answer: ...

Q: The arborvitae in the photo is on the south corner of my house and was planted about four years ago. In the winter it was wrapped in burlap, and weathered the previous years fine, but this year it ...

EAST GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - A massive branch from an oak tree fell Sunday afternoon because of hungry carpenter ants. The branch fell Sunday afternoon on Argentina Drive, west of Breton. No one was ...