How To Identify Beech Scale Disease 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 ...

Crape myrtles, an ornamental tree popular in landscapes throughout the state of Delaware, are prized for their beauty, exfoliating bark in shades of silver and cinnamon, and long-lasting flowers in a ...

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.

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.

Heavy infestations of crapemyrtle bark scale produce sufficient honeydew to coat leaves, stems, and bark of the tree. This honeydew, in turn, eventually turns black as it is colonized by a ...

Crape myrtle bark scale is a small insect that is amethyst to pink in coloration but covers itself with a white waxy covering for protection. This insect is commonly found in southern Delaware, and ...

Neil Sperry July 21, 2023 at 7:00 AM Copied Neil Sperry /Special to the Star-Telegram ...

Crapemyrtle bark scale continues to be an unsightly problem in East Texas. The blackish trunks on the crapemyrtles around town are caused by an insect known as crapemyrtle bark scale. It doesn’t ...

The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a felt scale insect that has a main diet consisting of Crape Myrtle trees, according to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

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.

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.