Scale insects can infest and damage many of the plants we grow in our landscapes and indoors. They feed on the sap of plants, and a large enough population can weaken a plant, damage it or even ...

Scale is a common pest of many houseplants, including ficus species, such as your fiddle leaf fig. They’re also common on schefflera, ivies, pothos, spider plants and palms.

Scale insects often are covered with a waxy coating that's usually white, tan or brown depending on the type of scale. Once they are large enough to notice, they have settled in one place, and no ...

If your magnolia is infested with scale, provide extra water during summer to minimize stress. • Tim Johnson is director of horticulture at Chicago Botanic Garden, chicagobotanic.org.

IN THE GARDEN: Scale insect on plants can be treated with insecticide, or dormant oils in cooler weather May 14, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. by Janet B. Carson ...

Even after death, the scale insect’s protective cover can remain on the plant for several years. Armored scales are the most diverse group of scale insects in Florida with over 130 species.

Native to Asia, this pest was first discovered in the U.S. in the Dallas, Texas, area in 2004. In recent years it has spread rapidly to areas such as Tulsa, OK, Little Rock, AR, Memphis, TN, New ...

Opinion IN THE GARDEN: Sap-sucking scale insects thrive on plants overwintering indoors January 7, 2023 at 2:07 a.m. by Janet B. Carson ...

Earlier this week, one of my neighbors told me that her Meyer lemon tree has had a bad infestation of scale insects for several years and that all of her attempts to eradicate the pests had failed.… ...

This invasive insect from southeast Asia first appeared in the United States in Texas in 2004, and since 2021 has been in New Hanover County. Crape myrtles are native to Asia, which is also where ...

Podcaster Show PlayerBrian Jervis Ask a Master Gardener Jan 6, 2023 Updated Feb 11, 2024 0 ...