Honeydew, a sugary excrement, can be seen on bark and leaves Sooty mold can follow honeydew and turn bark and leaves black and gray (Figure 2). It is not a pathogen but will discolor plants Crape ...

Eliminate bark scale insects using insecticidal soap or horticultural oils. 4) Japanese Beetles Japanese beetles are common crape myrtle pests with brown bodies and metallic green heads. Adults ...

I always look first for evidence of either crape myrtle bark scale or crape myrtle aphids, but I see little evidence that ...

UD insect ecology and conservation student Thor Freeman pursues medical entomology career with the U.S. Air Force ...

I always look first for evidence of either crape myrtle bark scale or crape myrtle aphids, but I see little evidence that either might have been involved. They both leave a shiny, sticky honeydew ...

Whether you say crape or crepe, crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia, is a heat loving perennial shrub or multi-stemmed tree of three to five trunks, which boasts spectacular bark and thrives in USDA hardiness ...