A crape myrtle bark scale infestation attacks a tree. Video: Chelsea Brasted/Axios The destructive creepy-crawlies known as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Help Grumpy! I'm a new gardener and planted my first crepe myrtle two years ago. It was growing fine, then I noticed this morning ...

The previous edition of “Farm and Garden Notes” discussed American beautyberry and the non-native insect pest, crape myrtle bark scale (CMBS). This column will focus on how to recognize and treat CMBS ...

Crape myrtles, an ornamental tree popular in landscapes throughout the state of Delaware, are prized for their beauty, exfoliating bark in shades of silver and cinnamon, and long-lasting flowers in a ...

A new pest is about to ruin crape myrtle’s reputation as a pest-resistant plant: Crape myrtle bark scale, Eriococcus laqerstroemia, is emerging as a major threat to crape myrtle throughout Florida and ...

The latest threat to our landscape focuses on crepe myrtles, that summer-flowering small tree that’s becoming more and more popular as the climate warms. An Asian-native bug known as crepe myrtle bark ...

LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - Adding to our list of non-native pests is a newcomer that attacks crepe myrtles. It is called the Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale (CMBS). The new pest is originally from China, Japan, ...

My daughter has several crape myrtles in her yard. Some of them have started to lose the bark on their trunks, and there is an orange residue where the bark has fallen off. Is this something to be ...

Crapemyrtles are unquestionably the most popular ornamental trees in the Southern landscape, offering something for every season — colorful flowers in summer, brilliant foliage in autumn and ...

"My crepe myrtles look awful. There are white specks on the trunk and branches, and the bark has turned black." Yikes." -Debbie Grumpy Gardener: Oh, you didn't buy your crepe myrtles at Voldemort's ...