There's a novel disease/insect inwards town together with its cite is Crapemyrtle Scale.
Here's a link to the OSU warning document http://entoplp.okstate.edu/pddl/pddl/2015/PA14-39.pdf
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Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 novel scale pest has been establish infesting crapemyrtles inwards ornamental landscapes throughout Oklahoma. Crapemyrtle scale (aka crapemyrtle bark scale, CMS), Eriococcus lagerstroemiae, was showtime observed inwards the the U.S.A. inwards 2004 past times a landscape fellowship inwards Richardson, Texas. This exotic scale pest probable originated from Asia, where it feeds on crapemyrtles together with pomegranate. It has been spreading throughout Texas together with other southern states, eventually reaching Ardmore, OK past times 2012. Crapemyrtle scale is straightaway establish inwards 8 counties inwards Oklahoma: Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Comanche, Marshall, Oklahoma, Payne, together with Tulsa
Identification, Host Preference, together with Life Cycle Crapemyrtle scale is closely related to azalea bark scale, which does non feed on crapemyrtles. Adult females are white to grayish together with felt like. They tin survive establish encrusting twigs together with trunks of crapemyrtles, together with they exude a pinkish “blood-like” liquid when crushed. Initial detections are commonly made past times homeowners who notice the presence of dark sooty mold on their crapemyrtles. This frequently leads to the initial diagnosis equally crapemyrtle aphid, some other sucking pest of crapemyrtles that is prevalent inwards some areas of the southern the U.S.A. However, the appearance of white scale bodies on bark together with the pinkish liquid associated amongst crushed scales is diagnostic of CMS. Under magnification, adult females are pinkish together with mensurate most ii mm (approximately 0.8 inches) long, together with pinkish eggs together with crawlers may survive present.
If you lot run into these symptoms, become straight to the link to a higher identify together with read. To cause the problem, scrub them off amongst mild dish soap. If you lot can't contend them that way, travel horticultural oil.
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In the same document, autumn webworms are addressed together with I know you lot accept those! There is an epidemic of them this year.
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