Protect your houseplants and garden from these pests. Scale insects can be difficult to identify. At a first glance, they look like small bumps on the stems of leaves of your plants, making them easy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Scrape the scales off manually. If you’re not too squeamish, you can scrape off individual scale insects with a small spoon, ...

The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service last year began urging homeowners to keep an eye out for a new pest. The crape myrtle bark scale was beginning to attack trees in Pulaski ...

Natural control, also known as autonomous control, may offer an alternative to chemical insecticides if conditions are right, new research suggests. Scale insects known as cochineals are major pests ...

Question: Help! I have a fiddle leaf fig in my front window that I adore. It has tiny bumps all over the stems and the floor beneath the plant is sticky. I did an internet search, and I believe I have ...

Late fall and winter are the best times to find and control scale insects on trees and shrubs. Even then, excellent powers of observation are needed to recognize their protective structures. These ...

There are many types of scale insects that potentially can become a pest on a number of landscape plants in North Florida. But the home gardener may not recognize these small-scale critters as insects ...

Maple trees in urban environments show signs of stress due to the urban heat island effect. Impervious surfaces like pavement retain heat and disrupt water absorption, stressing trees and making them ...