Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants. "Scales are tiny insects that appear rounded and flat with a waxy coating, like a little shield," says Alejandro ...

Scale insects look more like bumps than bugs, making them easy to miss. A careful inspection and timely treatment can prevent them from spreading indoors.

“I want to get rid of mealybugs on my 20-year-old ponytail palms. Is there any way to save the plants?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Deborah McCullough of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Horticultural ...

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 kill ...

Spring beauty is fleeting, and so is the opportunity to stop scale insects that live on the bark of magnolia trees and suck their sap. “With scale insects, timing is everything,” said Sharon Yiesla, ...

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 ...

Growing Degree Days (GDD's): 58-148 GDD's (dormant); 618–1050 GDD's (crawlers), Base 50F, March 1st Start Date (Source: Cornell Cooperative Extension and Robert Childs, UMass Extension.) Host Plant(s) ...

Here’s how to get rid of scale insects on indoor and outdoor plants. Scale insects are one of the most common and tenacious pest of ornamental plants. “Scales are tiny insects that appear rounded and ...