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 ...

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 ...