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 ...

My magnolia had a problem with magnolia scale last year. Will it come back, and should I take some action to protect my tree? The leaves were covered in a black mold late last summer. — Frank Butler, ...

If you have a saucer or star magnolia in your landscape, magnolia scale is a troublesome insect to watch out for. An integrated approach is necessary for control, targeting the most vulnerable life ...

Magnolia scale is one of the most common pests of magnolia trees and can be easily spotted this time of year as females produce a waxy, fuzzy coating. Magnolia scale is one of the most common pests of ...

Is there a weird, bumpy growth on your magnolia? You may have an infestation of magnolia scale. The magnolia scale, about 1/2 inch in diameter, is a soft scale that feeds on magnolias. Scale insects ...

But they are susceptible to insecticidal control during the crawler stage. If crawlers are not controlled, they will overwinter on plant stems. Next year, in late spring, the overwintered nymphs begin ...

Question: My magnolia tree has been taken over by flies and wasps. There are half-inch pink bumps on the branches, and the leaves are turning black. Leaves are falling off the tree. What is wrong with ...

The next few weeks are a good time to monitor your magnolias for magnolia scale - an insect about the size of a pencil eraser. Typically found on the underside of magnolia branches, scale is ...

Pruning is my favorite gardening task, and now is a suitable time to start pruning shrubs that have put on growth and need shaping. Prune them as needed to keep them at the proper scale for your ...

Magnolia scale is one of the largest soft scales found in the U.S. and feeds on the sap of magnolias, particularly star magnolia, lily magnolia, cucumber tree magnolia, and saucer magnolia. Tuliptree ...