What is a Pine Beetle? Southern Pine Beetles (Dendroctonus frontalis), along with several other types of bark beetles, are known to attack and kill pine trees during periods of environmental stress. These beetles bore into the cambium in large groups, and disrupt...
What is causing my Crape Myrtle to turn black? A little insect called the Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, or CMBS, is turning out in mass numbers and when they feed on the crape myrtle sap they excrete a sticky substance called honeydew. This honeydew turns in to a black...