Key Plant, Key Pests: Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia)
EDIS, 2018 This series of Key Plant, Key Pests publications are designed for Florida gardeners, horticulturalists and landscape professionals to help identify common pests associated with common Florida flora.
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EDISPruning is one of the most controversial aspects of maintaining crapemyrtle. Traditionally, many crapemyrtles were routinely topped, leaving large branch and stem stubs.
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Host Preference of the Crapemyrtle Aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Host Suitability of Crapemyrtle Cultivars [PDF]
Environmental Entomology, 2009 Crapemyrtle aphids, Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy), are a common pest of crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.) throughout the southeastern United States. Breeding programs have produced >100 crapemyrtle cultivars that vary in floral color, plant height, and disease resistance, but these programs did not evaluate insect resistance as part of the ...
R F Mizell
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Lagerstroemia x 'Natchez': 'Natchez' Crapemyrtle
EDIS, 2003 A long period of striking summer flower color, attractive fall foliage, superior bark exfoliation, good disease and insect resistance and good drought-tolerance all combine to make this Crape-Myrtle a favorite small tree for either formal or informal ...
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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EDIS, 2018 The crapemyrtle bark scale is an invasive felt scale in the family Eriococcidae (or Acanthococcidae, as the taxonomy of this family is still being debated).
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Crapemyrtle Aphid, Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Aphididae)
EDIS, 2006 EENY-365, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by John Herbert and Russ F. Mizell, III, describes synonymy, distribution, description, biology, damage, management and ecological interactions of this pest of crapemyrtles. Includes selected references.
John Herbert, Russ F. Mizell, III
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Green lacewing Chrysoperla rufilabris (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) is a potential biological agent for crapemyrtle bark scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) pest management [PDF]
Technology in Horticulture, 2022 Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS; Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae), an invasive sap-sucking hemipteran, has spread across 16 US states. Infestation of CMBS negatively impacts the flowering and reduces the aesthetic quality of crapemyrtles. The widespread use of
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Lagerstroemia fauriei: Japanese Crapemyrtle
EDIS, 2014 Japanese Crape-Myrtle is very similar to the more common Crape-Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) except it has smaller, white blossoms and larger leaves which show no appreciable fall color change.
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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Discovery of a non-native parasitoid, Marlattiella prima Howard (Hymenoptera, Aphelinidae) and its non-native host, Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell (Hemiptera, Diaspididae) in Central Texas [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2020 Sampling of crapemyrtle trees (Lagerstroemia L.) in central Texas yielded the discovery of an invasive scale pest, Lopholeucaspis japonica Cockerell, and its parasitoid natural enemy, Marlattiella prima Howard. These discoveries expand the known range of
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Lagerstroemia x 'Biloxi': 'Biloxi' Crapemyrtle
EDIS, 2014 A long period of striking summer flower color, attractive fall foliage, and moderate drought-tolerance all combine to make `Biloxi' Crape-Myrtle a favorite small tree for either formal or informal landscapes.
Edward Gilman, Dennis Watson
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