Today, we will discuss the crape myrtle bark scale ... This scale can definitely kill your trees. It reduces the amount of blooms that you get and just the overall appearance, and it’s very ...

I wrote about crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae ... Use a bifenthrin spray mixed with 2% horticultural ...

OVER THE PAST few years, readers have asked: Why don’t you list the alcohol content of the wines featured in your column? More often than not, they’re looking for lower-alcohol wines. I ...

If you look, especially the base of trees and large ... reasons why people commit crape murder or hacking is because it's easier and maybe it is easier on a crape myrtle that's 40 feet tall.

Now’s the time of year you’re most likely to see naked crape myrtle trees, the unfortunate consequence ... the number of flowers and size of the flowering.” Because of the tree’s ...

Here’s how to up the simplicity — and lower the maintenance — of your garden. If you’re in the design stage, you may have big dreams about a pond, arbor, greenhouse and all else ...

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(Photo credit: iStock/Getty Images) A normal range for magnesium levels in your blood is 1.7 to 2.2 mg/dL ... be a more sensitive test for detecting low levels of magnesium than a regular ...

Most low-carb diet experts suggest drinking at least 2 quarts of water daily. In addition to keeping you adequately hydrated -- which can also help alleviate constipation -- drinking lots of water ...

The crape myrtle ... infested trees remain vulnerable to re-infestation of the same scale — especially when the natural enemy population (lady beetles, lacewings, etc.) becomes low due to ...

I wrote about crape myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) (CMBS) last summer because it was becoming an issue in our landscapes. Since that article, I have never had as many people call ...