Chicago Tribune

For a tree under stress, lecanium scale can be unwelcome guest

Garden staff are finding more scale insects and aphids than in past years. A major infestation of lecanium scale was recently found on a large planting of bald cypress at the Garden. The population of ...
Purdue University

Cryptomeria Scale on Christmas Trees, Purdue Landscape Report

Purdue Landscape Report: Christmas tree growers have been struggling with an invasive scale pest called Cryptomeria scale (Aspidiotus cryptomeriae), which is a serious pest of conifers. The scales ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Crape myrtle bark scale takes trees ‘off the list’

Crape myrtle trees are nearly as plentiful as azaleas in the Rose City, but a new pest threatens their beauty. The pest - crape myrtle bark scale - was first discovered in Tyler in 2013 and is slowly ...
The Washington Post

Crape myrtle trees are under attack by a tiny pest. A cure is elusive.

correctionIn an earlier version of this article, the last name of a Smithsonian Gardens arborist was incorrectly stated. He is Jacob Hendee, not Jacob Hender. The article has been corrected. Spring ...