Williams: to any question that did not involve scale insects, his usual answer was ‘I’ll think about it’ Douglas Williams, the entomologist, who has died aged 101, was a pioneer in scale insect ...
SHREVEPORT, La. - Viburnum, a staple in many Louisiana landscapes, has been suffering from a common but alarming affliction. Homeowners may notice a black, waxy buildup covering their plants, sparking ...
NORTH CAROLINA, N.C. (WTVD) -- An invasive insect species is posing a serious threat to a popular kind of tree in the Carolinas. The Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is a felt scale insect that has a main diet ...
Many people have a potted citrus plant or two that they keep indoors during the winter and move outdoors for the summer. It may be one of those dwarf trees that produce full-sized fruit. Or it could ...
Mentor(s): Zheng Li, Ph.D. The extensive production of wax is a key innovation that has promoted the protection of scale insects (Ross et al. 2009). Wax biosynthesis is controlled through the ...