Alias: Cottony maple scale. This is the most un-bug-like insect you will come across. Quite often it is mistaken as some sort of fungus or scab that grows on the side of a plant. The female nymphs of ...

Michigan State University entomologist Dave Smitley predicted in May an outbreak of cottony maple scale in Midland, Saginaw and other localities that have mosquito spray programs. Mosquito spray ...

If you're not familiar with scale, you've probably seen it and thought it was a disease rather than an insect. When an infestation gets going, the insects can cover an entire branch and look like ...

Q: Last year, we bought a Meyer lemon and planted it in a large pot. We got more than 30 lemons off this little tree. I noticed a lot of sap near the base of the tree, then a bunch of furry little ...

Residents in Mount Prospect have been wondering about a sticky black soot-like substance coating their outdoor surfaces. Turns out, it's actually secretions from a bug. The stick residue has been ...

Are your plant leaves speckled or covered with a black residue? Do plant stems have unusual bumps that resemble warts? Scale insects could be the culprit, so inspect leaves and stems carefully to see ...

Q. What are these weird white things on my citrus trees? They don’t seem like they’re moving, but they sure do attract ants! Cottony cushion scale is a common pest of citrus, but can also infest other ...

Question: I am having a problem with my Meyer lemon trees. I bought the tree last spring and didn't seem to have any problems all summer long. Shortly after moving the trees in for the winter, I began ...

Q:My 8-year-old daughter would like to identify something we found on the branch of a lemon tree (see photo). It is striking how these mimic the blossoms. For scale, the lemon is 7.5 centimeters in ...

Horticultural expert Melinda Myers shares her sure-fire tips on how to get rid of mealybugs and other scale insects on your ...

A scale insect with strings of eggs that make an unsightly wrapping around branches has been identified as the first new garden pest of 2019, experts have said. The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) ...