Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Crape myrtle bark scale and sooty mold on topped plant. When I get multiple calls on a pest in a small time period, there ...

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 ...

There's good news and bad news at Trident Technical College: we now have crape myrtle scale. The good news is horticulture students get firsthand exposure to this invasive pest. The bad news is we ...

Crape myrtles are a common sight in southern landscapes, but they are at risk from an invasive insect in the form of crape myrtle bark scale. There are ways to combat this troublesome pest, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I usually wait until mid-January to write something on this topic but this week I saw my first severe pruning of a crape myrtle ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. About a year ago, we redid our flowerbeds and added three crape myrtle trees.

Environmentalists are warning about Richmond’s crape myrtle trees being attacked by a non-native invasive species called bark scale. The tree-damaging bugs have resurfaced and are threatening the city ...

Not long ago, I received the following email: “I have two crape myrtle trees in my front yard, one about 25 years old and one about 10 years old. They are in full sun. They usually bloom later than ...

Crape myrtles have adapted well to the climate of the south and southeastern United States. They are a significant component of low-maintenance landscape. One of the toughest and showiest plants for ...