Are your plant leaves speckled or covered with a black residue? Do plant stems have unusual bumps that resemble warts? Scale insects could be the culprit, so inspect leaves and stems carefully to see ...

Scale insect problems are common this time of year throughout the Lowcountry. It is not surprising since this group of small immobile insects comprises over 18 genera, with thousands of species ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 104, No. 2 (June 2021), pp. 84-95 (12 pages) Armored scales and their parasitoids were collected and identified from avocado orchards in 2 municipalities of the state of ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 107, Special Issue: Invasive Species Records and Updates (2024), pp. 1-5 (5 pages) Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera [L.] Small) (Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae) is ...

Scale is often mistaken for a disease, but it's actually an insect that latches onto a plant and forms a protective shell so ...

Spots on the leaves of plants in the home landscape can be an indication of a hazardous condition for commonly used shrubs. Armored scale is a class of insect pest found on many plants used in Leon ...

We enjoy magnolia trees for their beautiful early spring flowers, but in summer they sometimes get downright ugly. Gardeners may notice a fuzzy black coating on branches or a sticky glaze that ...

AMHERST, Mass. - Benjamin Normark, professor of biology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was recently selected as a Fulbright scholar and will spend the fall 2016 semester in Mexico ...

Q: Everything under one of my large potted plants on the patio is turning black. What isn’t black is sticky. What is wrong with this plant? A: From the pictures you sent me, we know that the black ...

There have been many reports of scale insects across our area in the past few months. Dan Mullins, extension agent in Santa Rosa County, Fla., has an interesting and informative article on control of ...

A scale insect infestation is a sign that a tree is in poor health, making it susceptible to the tiny insects. Pixabay photo Scale insects are sneaky little devils that often go unnoticed by gardeners ...