White spots on your crepe myrtle tree may just look like light mold or lichen, but it may be a sign of a bigger issue that sinister and damaging.

When you're checking for beech scale disease, there are a few key signs to look for. If you notice that white, powdery buildup on your beech trees' bark, what you're seeing are beech scale insects ...

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 excretes a sugary solution known ... and the bark of the tree.

The best way to treat for crapemyrtle bark scale is to spray the shrub/tree with dormant oil on a day when it’s over 50 degrees outside but while the plant is still dormant.

Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.

Crapemyrtle bark scale has at least two generations each year, likely more in warmer regions and in urban areas. In many parts of North Carolina, all life stages are found throughout the year.

WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the trees.

Crape myrtle bark scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) was initially found in Texas in 2004 and has been found in at least 11 other states since. It was first found in Delaware during the spring of 2020.

Both the crape myrtle tree (Lagerstroemia) and the bark scale are native to Asia.The tree was introduced to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1790 by French botanist André Michaux. The insect was first ...

Lecanium scale attach themselves to the leaves and twigs of trees and feed on plant nutrients, causing significant damage.

Crape myrtle bark scale probably came into America on a bootlegged plant. It’s native to China. Still not knowing what it was, horticulturists from Texas saw it and recognized the unknown pest ...

It is called the Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale (CMBS). The new pest is originally from China, Japan, and Korea. It was first identified in the United States in Richardson, Texas in 2004.