The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is the real problem. The more insects, the more sooty mold there is. The mold covers the leaves which reduces photosynthesis.

The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is the real problem. The more insects, the more sooty mold there is. The mold covers the leaves which reduces photosynthesis.

The scale itself will not kill the plants. However, the sooty mold is the real problem. The more insects, the more sooty mold there is. The mold covers the leaves which reduces photosynthesis.

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

K-State wildlife expert Drew Ricketts said conservationists are training dogs to smell out the Spotted lanternfly.

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 ...

Poor drainage leads to root rot. Fungal diseases include myrtle rust and sooty mould. Sap-sucking insects can be an issue, including spider mites, thrips, aphids and psyllid insects, which burrow ...

Ensure that you have inline drip irrigation installed in beds to help counter dry conditions, and get back to watering fruit trees ...