Scale bugs, or scale insects, are small sap-sucking pests that can be a problem in the garden during the spring and summer ...

Many trees I saw in home gardens and at the Garden last year were infested badly enough with scale to require treatment. Magnolia scale insects’ waxy coating protects them when they are directly ...

Bugs in your plants don't always warrant the use of insecticides. There's a lot to consider before you pull the trigger.

There are probably insect parties as insects like aphids and scale begin their spring population ... they eat and will be happy in your vegetable garden or among your flowers.

This soft scale feeds on crabapple, sweetgum, star magnolia, honey locust, maple, dogwood, elm, oak, pear, redbud, tulip tree, all stone fruit trees, and many other species of trees. During the spring ...

3), and can be up to 2 mm wide with a central pale ring. The test is not attached to the body and can be peeled back to reveal the soft-bodied scale insect (Fig.3). Spends winter as a female beneath ...

"That black stuff? It's sooty mold," Wilson explained. "It’s actually an after-effect of the real culprit: scale insects." During a recent visit to a local yard, Wilson demonstrated how to ...