For whatever reason, my office has seen an explosion of homeowners bringing in branches covered in cottony maple scale. I believe 100% of the cases to be on either silver maple (Acer saccharinum) or ...

Area maple trees have suffered the thirsty ravages of cottony maple scale for years, but this summer the insects are particularly bothersome. The small insects, most noticeable by their cottonlike egg ...

Alias: Cottony maple scale. This is the most un-bug-like insect you will come across. Quite often it is mistaken as some sort of fungus or scab that grows on the side of a plant. The female nymphs of ...

A scale insect infestation is a sign that a tree is in poor health, making it susceptible to the tiny insects. Pixabay photo Scale insects are sneaky little devils that often go unnoticed by gardeners ...

Residents in Mount Prospect have been wondering about a sticky black soot-like substance coating their outdoor surfaces. Turns out, it's actually secretions from a bug. The stick residue has been ...

Question: My tree is infested with something. It has bumps on the branches and is dripping a clear sticky substance. Help! Advanced master gardener Dan Draves says: Bumps on the bottoms of the ...

If you have noticed something that looks like popcorn on the leaves of your tree, you may have a case of Cottony Maple Scale. This insect is brown and flat with an oval body. They usually go unnoticed ...