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 ...

White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure 3 ... It is not a pathogen but will discolor plants Crape myrtle has reduced flower size and vigor under CMBS pressure ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice to help care for tabebuia trees, heliconia choconiana, poinsettias, crape myrtles ...