Insect Hotline Issue 21

Magnolia Scale

Sooty mold on trunk as a result of magnolia scale honeydew production

Honeydew being produced by magnolia scale

Magnolia Scale Cluster

Branch Dieback Due to magnolia scale

Ants With magnolia scales




Tuliptree Scale

All magnolia scale Photos by Brian Kunkel, Extension Ornamental IPM Specialist, University of Delaware. Tuliptree scale picture by Gerald Lenhard, bugwood.org