Tag: Magnolia Scale

Photos courtesy (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign) Photos courtesy (University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign) Info / Symptoms: The Spruce Spidermite is a type of mite that specifically eats spruce and a few other conifers. These mites eat the plant by poking holes in the needles, resulting in small discolored marks left behind with each feeding. … Read More “Spruce Spidermites Info & Control”

Magnolia Scale Info / Symptoms: Magnolia Scale is one of the largest scale insects in Illinois reaching up to a half of an inch in length. It can also be fairly difficult to treat large infestations. Magnolia Scale will overwinter on twigs on the tree, then start to feed and enlarge throughout spring. Female scale … Read More “Magnolia Scale Treatment”