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

The fading of insects from the world is not immediate. It is a slow and painful unraveling. Starting subtly, we will notice a ...

For whatever reason, my office has seen an explosion of homeowners bringing in branches covered in cottony maple scale. I believe 100% of the cases to be on either silver maple (Acer saccharinum) or ...

There was a hybrid magnolia that had a mild infestation of the insect. That is quite a statement in that there are over 40 species and hybrids on the campus. Paul said they don’t spray scale ...

A species of mayfly previously thought to be extinct because of how rare it is has now reappeared in Thailand.

An international research team led by Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the Joint FAO/IAEA Center of Nuclear ...

Experts from the University of Nottingham have created life-size 3D-printed insect models to explore how some species trick ...

These alterations can cause drastic harm to certain species, especially insects. Butterfly populations are disappearing across the United States. Why is this happening, and is it reversible?

A non-chemical method of control is hand scraping the females off of tree branches. Contact a local cooperative extension office for insecticide recommendations for this scale species. Figure 3: ...

A study published in the June 2024 issue of the journal Pedosphere looks at how a non-native armored scale insect alters the leaf litter decomposition dynamics of the novel host cycad species in ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has issued an alert that an invasive species of insect has been found within Pennsylvania for the first time. The box tree moth, described as “a highly ...

Conservationists have introduced a wasp to tackle an invasive scale insect destroying forest habitat of the critically-endangered Wilkins’ bunting.