Carpenter ants are very common inside trees, especially on larger, mature trees that are hollow with cavities. They nest in rotted, decayed wood, although some nests may extend into sound heartwood in ...

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 ...

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, ...

Hiring an arborist is a good way to determine the health of a tree that may have been damaged. Jeff Burbrink Carpenter ants often get a bad rap. Callers often tell me that these big black ants are ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever looked into an old tree cavity and seen large ants? You are likely looking at carpenter ants. Carpenter ants, unlike termites, do not eat wood. They hollow out wood to make their nests.

If you’ve ever seen the damage carpenter ants can do, you understand why it’s so important to control them. My housemate used to see them regularly emerge from the wood slat ceiling of her bedroom ...

Carpenter ants are one insect that is often misunderstood. They are an important part in the circle of life in decaying wood. Knowing a little more about these insects will help to understand why they ...

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 ...

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 ...