Many crape myrtle trees across the D.C. region are infested by a bug called bark scale, which leaves behind a black fungal infection. A cure is elusive.

Five in series The stunning black diamond crape myrtle has five different colors. We all know how different reds can be, and there is the Best Red, which is a very dark red.

This black substance that's covering the azalea and edging is a fungus called "sooty mold." Both crape myrtle aphids and crape myrtle bark scale insects secrete sticky honeydew residue as they feed.

Crape Myrtle Crape myrtles are commonly attacked by crape myrtle aphids. This often leads to a black fungus, called sooty mold, forming on leaves and branches in mid- to late summer.

Once they get older, crape myrtle trees regularly shed their outer layer of bark. This shedding often reveals different shades from tan to rusty brown, adding to the beauty of these trees.

Q. My "Tonto" crape myrtles stay covered with aphids and black mildew. I've tried every product available, and none keeps the aphids away for more than two weeks.

There’s a lot going on with crape myrtles this summer. I’ve gotten quite a few calls about these highly prized ornamental trees of the South.

SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. — Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is an invasive species from Asia, first detected in the state of South Carolina back in 2019 in Richland County. Since then, Schneider Tree Care ...

Crape myrtle trees are not native to Texas or anywhere else in the U.S., but they are great ornamental tree choices. Behaving themselves for the most part, they provide long-lasting summer color ...

Crape myrtle bark scale can be found where the name implies — on the bark of the trees — and rarely on the foliage. An overall infestation appears as white to gray in color.

Crape myrtles, Lagerstroemia spp., are deciduous shrubs or trees native to southeastern China. The crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, was introduced into England in 1759 and met with dismal ...