Author Erfan VafaiePosted on Categories Growers, Pests, Top Watch4 Comments on Crapemyrtle Bark ScaleSnapshot:
A new invasive scale of crape myrtles has recently been detected. Current evidences suggest that the species is Eriococcus lagerostroemia, a native to the plant host to Lagerostroemia sp., also found in China, Japan, Korea, India, Mongolia, South Korea and United Kingdom.
Black sooty mold coloring the originally red-colored bark.
CMBS nymphs, sometimes referred to as crawlers, tend to be found in clusters.
Black sooty mold often covers the top part of the bark infested with CMBS