Crape Myrtle Archives
Insects and diseases that can affect Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia).
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Crape Myrtle Aphid
Crape myrtles are among the most commonly planted trees in the Southeast. The two main pests are crape myrtle bark scale , which was covered recently, and crape myrtle aphid.
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Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
Crape myrtle bark scale is a felt scale related to azalea bark scale and oak eriococcin scale. They feed on phloem like other “soft scales”, thus the honeydew.
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Japanese Beetle
Japanese beetle adults have metallic green bodies with coppery brown wing covers surrounded with 12 white tufts of hair.
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Powdery Mildew Cross Listing
While some powdery mildews attack a very few specific plants, others have a broad host range and infect many different…
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Spotted Lantern Fly
Lycorma delicatula , commonly known as the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County in 2014. SLF presents a significant threat to Pennsylvania agriculture, including the grape, tree-fruit, hardwood and nursery industries, which collectively are worth nearly $18 billion to the state's economy.