Tag: woodpecker

Dead wood: Nature’s invitation to your yard

by Megan Winslow
February 24, 2025

Katy Deitz’s laurel oak was decades old, the trunk half the length of her body, when the hollowing effects of heart-rot decay rendered the tree unsafe to stand. Arborists felled the oak, and Deitz intended to grind the stump. “I’m ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Arborist, Ask IFAS, Dead Wood, Ecological, Environment, Forest Entomology, IFAS, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Jiri Hulcr, Katy Deitz, Master Gardener Volunteer, Megan Winslow, Natural, Nature, Neighborwood Watch, Plant Pathology Department, School Of Forest, School Of Forest Fisheries And Geomatics Sciences, SFFGS, Snag, Stump, Survey, Tree, Trunk, Tyler Jones, UF, UF-IFAS, University Of Florida, Urban Environment, Wendy Wilber, Wildlife Pole, Woodpecker, Woodpecker Pole

Holey…black olives?

by Paul Schumaker
March 11, 2020

By Ralph E. Mitchell The title of this article needs a great deal of explaining! First, I am talking about the black olive tree, Bucida buceras, (not a true olive) a common, well-liked shade tree in our area. Secondly, why would a black olive ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease
Tags: Black Olive, Bucida Buceras, Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

Carpenter Bees Bore Problems

by Les Harrison
April 12, 2018

by Les Harrison There are certain sounds which cannot be ignored. They convey an immediate message which calls the listener to be alert and prepared. These noises, even here in the Florida panhandle, are uniquely distinct and are not likely ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Home Landscapes, Natural Resources, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: Carpenter Bees, Home Damage, Insect Management, North Florida, Pest Control, Prevention, UF/IFAS Extension, Woodpecker

Q: What might have caused the holes in my Mexican Avocado tree?

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 6, 2017

Q: I have a Mexican Avocado tree, which I planted 2 years ago. The tree has small holes drilled in neat columns approximately 1-2 inches apart and each row contains about 8-9 holes. The tree does not seem to have suffered from this, buy I wondered ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker.

The Beautiful Life of a Dead Tree or Dead Trees I’ve Known and Loved

by BLOGS.IFAS
July 25, 2014

Tallahassee Democrat July 25, 2014 By Jody Walthall Photo by Lilly Anderson-Messec: Bald Cypress What is the most important tree in the forest? Tallahasseean, Jim Stevenson, former Chief Naturalist ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Birds, July-September 2014, Mammals, Reptiles, Woodpecker

Snake predator may benefit endangered bird, UF study finds

by BLOGS.IFAS
June 23, 2011

Caption at bottom. Click here and here for high resolution images. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An endangered Florida bird may have some unexpected help in its struggle for survival, according to a new University of Florida study. UF ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Endangered, John Kappes, Katie Sieving, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, Snakes, University Of Florida, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Woodpecker

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