For whatever reason, my office has seen an explosion of homeowners bringing in branches covered in cottony maple scale. I ...

Within three months, a shipment of small branches arrived in California. The branches carried not only cottony cushion scale, ...

The 'scarlet worm' mentioned in the Bible is a scale insect, which lives in oak trees, with the main species of the ancient world being Kermes. The females and their eggs produce carminic acid ...

United States National Collection of Scale Insects Photographs, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org. Identification. Adult female scales have distinctive white and black coloration and ...

"Symphonic Wings" seeks to erase barriers between scientists and the public as it advocates for helping to reverse the insect ...