There is another window to treat for magnolia scale in late August, when the eggs hatch as crawlers. At that time, use ...

3), and can be up to 2 mm wide with a central pale ring. The test is not attached to the body and can be peeled back to reveal the soft-bodied scale insect (Fig.3). Spends winter as a female beneath ...

The gloomy scale is a species of armored scale insect (family Diaspidae) that infests many trees but is most associated with maples. These gray-brown insects attach themselves to bark and use ...

White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure 3) can be seen in late spring. The first generation was observed in late May through early June using a hand lens or ...

Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with pollination, food, and ...

Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- ...

"That black stuff? It's sooty mold," Wilson explained. "It’s actually an after-effect of the real culprit: scale insects." During a recent visit to a local yard, Wilson demonstrated how to ...

Other insects provide humans with material goods such as honey (honey bees), silk (silk moths), dyes and shellac (scale insects), and tannic acid and inks (insect galls). Without insects ...