Evaluating Beautyberry and Fig Species as Potential Hosts of Invasive Crapemyrtle Bark Scale in the United States [PDF]
HortTechnology, 2022 Crapemyrtle bark scale [CMBS ( Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae )], a newly emerged pest in the United States, has spread to 16 U.S. states and unexpectedly spread on a native species american beautyberry ( Callicarpa americana ) in Texas and Louisiana in ...
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Data associated with studies on wind and phoretic dispersal of crapemyrtle bark scale
, 2023 <p>These are data associated with studies on the wind-mediated and phoretic dispersal of crapemyrtle bark scale.</p ...
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Seasonality, Distribution, and Biological Control of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale, A New Invasive Threat in Tennessee [PDF]
, 2021 Crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus (= Eriococcus) lagerstroemiae (Kuwana), an invasive pest from Asia, is a threat in the United States. to crape myrtles grown in ornamental nurseries and in landscapes. Although mortality to crape myrtles is rare, its
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Strategic Integration of Insect-Plant Interaction Study, Natural Enemy Investigation, and Establishment of Callus-Induced Crapemyrtle Regeneration for Managing Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) [PDF]
, 2023 Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.) is the best-selling flowering tree and provides excellent pollen sources for pollinators in the U.S., especially when other resources are naturally scarce.
Wu, Bin
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Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Acanthococcus Lagerstroemiae Kuwana (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae): Analysis of Factors Influencing Infestation and Control [PDF]
, 2021 Crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana), a new non-native pest from Asia first discovered in the U.S. in 2004 has now been reported in 14 states. The scale jeopardizes the future of crapemyrtles use as a popular ornamental landscape
Gilder, Kyle Andrew
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Determining the importance of propagule pressure and dispersal mechanisms for the establishment and spread of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae Kuwana (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae) [PDF]
, 2023 Non-native scale insects can be economically and ecologically important pests of urban forests. Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae Kuwana (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), is a scale that causes declines in plant vigor for a popular ...
Wright, Erika Renee
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, 2010 ENH1138, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Gary W. Knox and Edward F. Gilman, addresses this controversial aspect of crapemyrtle maintenance, providing recommendations based on UF/IFAS research clarifying the effects of various crapemyrtle pruning ...
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Population dynamics of tree-killing bark beetles [PDF]
, 2010 During outbreak periods, the European spruce bark beetle and the North American mountain pine beetle are able to kill millions of coniferous trees. Throughout the 20th century, six outbreaks have occurred in Sweden and four in British Columbia, with ...
Kärvemo, Simon
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Managing crapemyrtle bark scale infestations in urban landscapes and nurseries
, 2020 Crapemyrtle bark scale is a serious invasive pest of the beloved and widely planted crapemyrtles. This felt scale species was first detected in Texas, and recently in South Carolina (2019) and Delaware (2020).
Chong, Juang Horng, Coyle, David R.
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 2023 Abstract After non‐native herbivores arrive in a novel habitat and establish, they must then disperse to new host plants to continue invading. While flight‐capable insect herbivores can expand their non‐native ranges by flying to new hosts, insects that lack wings ...
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