White, wooly adults (figure 1, 2) with pink to purple eggs underneath (Figure 3) can be seen in late spring. The first generation was observed in late May through early June using a hand lens or ...

Top the crape myrtle and you’ll make the hapless plant look like a shapeless bundle of ugly stumps, stunt its growth, and keep it from growing the lovely, papery bark that develops on mature ...

Make a cut just outside the branch bark collar at the ... For tree-form crape myrtles, choose medium or large varieties like Dynamite, Muskogee, or Natchez. In zone 6, try Red Rocket for its ...

Q: Why are the trunks of my crape myrtles turning black? They look rather unsightly. Mine aren't the only ones doing this -- many in our neighborhood look the same. Janet B. Carson, a freelance ...