Maria Montgomery writes about bark scale on crepe myrtles.

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   Peggy Wposted 2 years ago

   If you own one or more crepe myrtles, you might wish to know about this. https://hubpages.com/living/Crepe-Myrtle-Bark-Scale

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      ChitrangadaSharanposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Hello Maria!
      This is a valuable and informative article about the bark scale on crepe myrtles.
      Having bugs on plants is an issue, which has to be dealt with from time to time. Thank you for sharing the details to deal with such a problem, if it occurs.
      Thank you Peggy, for sharing this in the forum.

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         MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

         Hi Chitrangada, bugs on plants is an ongoing problem. Get rid of one, here comes another. Thanks for reading my article.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Thank you, Peggy, for sharing this. I've learned a bit more, and edited the article already.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Peggy, I'm so sorry. I think I somehow overlooked the fact that you shared my article. I do appreciate it.

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   Eurofileposted 2 years ago

   Thank you for sharing this, Peggy. I read this, but could find no way of contacting Maria to comment. This is an interesting, well-written and very helpful article.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      Hi Eurofile, I'm not sure why you couldn't find me, but my gardening email is gardenerandcookblog@gmail.com. I no longer have the blog, but haven't changed the email address. Thanks for your nice words.

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   AliciaCposted 2 years ago

   Thank you for creating an informative and interesting article, Maria. Thank you also for including the warning that some pesticides can affect bees. This is important information.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      You're very welcome. Thank you for reading my article, and for your nice comment.

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   Brenda Arledgeposted 2 years ago

   Maria...
   Thanks for sharing.
   It sounds like it might have come from one that was recently purchased.
   
   I've used good old dawn dishwashing liquid for years on my flower garden.

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   ravirajan01posted 2 years ago

   Thanks Marie for giving detailed instructions to get rid of these bugs.Crepe Myrtle also are popular in India but of course we face some new types of pests due to the tropical climate.Thanks for sharing.
   
   Thanks Peggy for sharing.

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      MariaMontgomeryposted 2 years agoin reply to this

      You're very welcome, ravirajan. Garden pests are a never ending problem, aren't they? Thanks for reading my article, and for commenting.

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