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How to combat scale bugs in your yard – expert advice to manage these sap-sucking pests
Scale bugs, or scale insects, are small sap-sucking pests that ... For severe scale bug attacks, opt for an organic treatment ...
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Viburnum woes: LSU expert explains how to identify and treat insect scale
SHREVEPORT, La. - Viburnum, a staple in many Louisiana landscapes, has been suffering from a common but alarming affliction.
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Save Your Beech Trees By Learning How To Spot And Manage Scale Disease
The scale insect infestation creates conditions that ... If the fungal infection has already started, a fungicide treatment may be required. Since managing fungal infections in trees is ...
IN THE GARDEN: Diagnosing and treating a crape myrtle affected by bark scale insects
Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- ...
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Keeping trees healthy begins in the spring
As spring slowly arrives in the North, an arborist’s fancy turns to thoughts of trees. It’s true for Jake MacDougall, who ...
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IN THE GARDEN: Diagnosing and treating a crape myrtle affected by bark scale insects
Janet B. Carson, a freelance writer, retired in 2018 from her 38-year career at the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension. She was a horticulture specialist and coordinator of the Arkansas ...