Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I got an email with some pictures a few years ago asking me about magnolia scale, which is a topic I have written about for a ...

Many gardeners, as well as the horticulturists at the Chicago Botanic Garden, had issues with magnolia scale last year, and it’s a pest to watch closely for in 2025. The Garden’s plant health care ...

Question: Our magnolia tree is suffering from a scale infestation that began several years ago. What can we do to make this tree healthy again? Answer: I looked at the pictures you sent me, and I ...

Q. My large magnolia tree has white cotton-like structures on the twigs. Many of the leaves have turned dark and are sticky. If I park my car near the tree, then the car becomes covered with this ...

Magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is a soft scale insect that attacks only magnolia trees, including the popular star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) and saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana).

I got an email with some pictures a few years ago asking me about magnolia scale, which is a topic I have written about for a number of years. I feel confident the insect was magnolia scale. The ...