UPDATED: September 4, 2016 at 1:12 PM PDT Q: Something bored holes in lines across the trunk of my California pepper tree. Sap bled from the holes and I thought the tree might die. What should I do?

The birds will also consume the insects that are also attracted to the oozing sap. The yellow-bellied sapsucker is very habitual in nature, pecking “sample” holes to find a tree it likes. Once ...

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I love my large holly, but I looked at it the other day and noticed a bunch of very organized holes in one area of the trunk, maybe 50 or so. The holes are arranged in rows. What is causing this ...

As their name implies, sapsuckers feed on tree sap. They peck shallow, 1/4-inch-diameter holes. They feed on the sap as it runs out of the holes.