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 ...

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WASHINGTON — Crape Myrtle trees are found all over the DMV. They boast beautiful blooms and are a staple of many landscapes. But little white critters, called bark scale, are threatening the trees.

This suburban park in Adelaide's north-east used to resemble a small forest, filled with hundreds of well-established pine trees. But due to an infestation of an exotic pest, known as Giant Pine Scale ...