Question for Dan Gill: There is webbing on the bark of my tree. It does not look like spider webs. I'm concerned this is something that will hurt the tree -- my neighbor recommended I get it sprayed ...

The fine webbing is where bark lice live. They perform the somewhat beneficial act of cleaning the trunks of funguses, algae and dead bark. Dear Neil: What is this very fine webbing that is all over ...

PEARLAND — If you're seeing creepy webs on your trees, you're not alone. It's probably just bark lice. Not to worry, it's not going to send your kids home early from summer camp with an itchy scalp.

While it may look ruinous, the silken web of bark lice on tree trunks is the calling card of one of Mother Nature's most efficient cleaning crews. Based on recent calls from homeowners, bark lice ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. There is something odd growing on my lawn grass. There are small patches where ...

I find that gardeners usually are more what I would call in touch with nature than a lot of the population. Gardeners soon learn the importance of paying close attention to the patterns that occur ...

Dear Neil: I have wild morning glories taking over my landscape. How can I kill the many vines? A: There are several types of morning glories and relatives that run rampant over landscapes once they ...

What is this on the trunk of my tree? I've got all kind of things growing on the trunks of my yaupon holly and crape myrtle trees. Now I've got webbing in addition. I planned on spraying horticulture ...

We are puzzled by a whitish, silky, closely knit spider web that recently has appeared on several oak trees in our yard. The webs cover a large area. Can you tell us what this webbing is and whether ...

PEARLAND — Bark lice? Not to worry, it's not going to send your kids home early from summer camp with an itchy scalp. They are actually not even, "lice", but a tiny bug who's size probably earned it ...

The ancestral Dutchman collared me the other day, and with the squint of an ancient mariner, proceeded to reveal to me the wondrous phenomenon overtaking his crepe myrtle. There on the trunk, herds of ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. There is something odd growing on my lawn grass. There are small patches where ...