Crape Myrtles & Myrtle Bark Scale
What is Crape Myrtle Bark Scale? Can it harm my tree? These are all good questions that we see quite often. CMBS is a small, white, sap-feeding insect that lives on the bark of crape myrtle trees. The adult females look like tiny pieces of popcorn attached near pruning wounds or in the branch crotches. They are usually 2mm in length. If you squish the scale, it has bright pink insides. CMBS does not kill the tree, but it can cause reduced flowering and the scale secretes... Read More →