GHENT, N.Y. — Does Deep Woods Off really last eight hours? That was the question I asked myself as insects of various sizes, shapes and stinging proclivities swarmed me last weekend as I finally got ...

According to Purdue University Extension, “many deciduous shrubs have the ability to produce new shoots or suckers at their ...

If you’re a longtime reader of this column, you may remember a few of my previous battles with Mother Nature on the western Kane County home front. I’ve confronted beavers and voles and deer and box ...

Q: I noticed this odd growth on my apple tree. I don’t think it’s causing damage because the canopy looks normal, but I think it’s becoming more extensive so I’m concerned. A: This funky growth is not ...

Q: Can you tell me what is wrong with my crab apple tree, and what I should do about it? The leaves started turning yellow earlier this summer and now there are hardly any leaves left. It looks awful.

This year my apple trees, planted in the 1920s by former resident Sarah Whitehouse, are exploding with blossoms and buzzing with bees. Credit: Courtesy of Carole Soule Sign up for the Concord ...

BILL MARCHEL is a wildlife and outdoors photographer and writer whose work appears in many regional and national publications ...