meaning a snip won’t lead to oozing sap - a magnet for insects hauling harmful spores and diseases that could damage the trees. Watch out though, if you spot any bark looking sullen and sloughed ...

If you notice any sunken or dead patches of bark on the tree, or small holes and brown spots on the leaves, then it could be a sign of bacterial canker - a disease of the stems and leaves.

The risk of getting any form of the disease, which claims around 37,000 ... This can lead to bleeding and ulcers, although some aspirin preparations now have a special chemical to help protect ...

She knows if she wakes Schroeder up in the middle of the night with a gentle bark, he’ll give her a treat ... Veterinarians use it to look for fluid and internal bleeding, or other abnormalities. From ...

Pruning can also be considered preventive maintenance for both insect and disease damage. Many problems may be prevented ... start the cut from the underside of the limb to avoid tearing the bark.

Valentine's day and the whiff of chocolate and cocoa are in the air. The price of cocoa beans is setting unprecedented ...

The virus, related to Ebola and frequently fatal, is sometimes known as the bleeding eye disease because it damages the patient’s blood vessels, causing them to bleed from various orifices ...

Marburg is a haemorrhagic fever - where organs and blood vessels are damaged, causing bleeding internally or from the eyes, mouth and ears. The virus can be spread by touching or handling body ...

A SUSPECTED outbreak of a deadly 'eye bleeding disease' has sparked fears of a wider spread. So far, the Ebola-like illness has infected nine people and killed eight - with the World Health ...