Garden staff are finding more scale insects and aphids than in past years. A major infestation of lecanium scale was recently found on a large planting of bald cypress at the Garden. The population of ...

(WPBN/WGTU)-- Lecanium scales are affecting a lot of oak and maple trees in Otsego, Crawford and Roscommon counties, the Michigan Department of Natural Resourses says. The DNR field offices have ...

Alias: Lecanium scale. This scale is often confused for some type of damage that has caused a tree to extrude small bubbles of sap. While that does happen, this is a different matter. These small ...

My oak tree bark is covered with bumps, diagnosed as lecanium scale, sucking the life out of them. Apparently there is a connection with mosquito spraying. We spray because we have an ornamental pond, ...

Bugs are feasting on some of the old oak trees that shade the University of Colorado’s Boulder campus, causing serious damage that’s threatening the overall health of the mature trees. CU’s lead ...

A Public Works official has discovered an infestation of Lecanium Scale on many of the willow oak trees in the Central Business District. The scale lives on the branches of the tree and sucks the sap ...

We're in a sticky situation in western St. Charles. Cars, driveways, plants, lawn furniture - everything outdoors - is coated with something sticky. Just sap? Yes, and no. The substance raining from ...

Oak trees and wax myrtles in New Hanover County are under attack. A reddish-brown insect, commonly mistaken for a fungus or disease, is invading neighborhoods, leaving homeowners with no choice but to ...

Based on the photo we have sent, what is wrong with our oak tree? Is there something that we should be doing to ensure its health? — Mitchell and Anna Jones, Libertyville From your photo, I can see ...

A scale insect infestation is a sign that a tree is in poor health, making it susceptible to the tiny insects. Pixabay photo Scale insects are sneaky little devils that often go unnoticed by gardeners ...

Bizarre-looking bugs known as scale insects may be tiny but they can take down an oak tree. Considered pests, the creatures tend to flock to cities where they weaken, and in some cases, kill trees by ...