A now-former science school teacher from New Jersey says that what once were many healthy, tan crapemyrtle trees throughout an Horry County neighborhood are now black. According to the Clemson ...

Dear Neil: Is there an effective treatment for crape myrtle bark scale? It’s not as bad as ... Over the past few years, the roots of several trees have appeared on the surface.

First detected in the U.S. in Dallas in 2004, crape myrtle bark scale is a sucking insect that feeds on the sap of plants. It ...

They have tiny legs they use to crawl to a site on a tree, once establish a site ... be peeled back to reveal the soft-bodied scale insect (Fig.3). Spends winter as a female beneath protective ...

Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale — Southeastern Virginia has ... How can I find someone qualified to tell me if a very large tree needs to be taken down? I’ve gotten conflicting ...

And, if you do need to have the tree removed, you’ll find excellent ... Dear Neil: Regarding crape myrtle bark scale – Southeastern Virginia has been battling this pest for years.

By Aislinn Sarnacki Have you ever noticed how much tree bark varies in texture, color and pattern? If your answer is “no,” I ...