I got an email with some pictures a few years ago asking me about magnolia scale, which is a topic I have written about for a number of years. I feel confident the insect was magnolia scale.

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Magnolia scale is common in northern Illinois and is one of the largest of the soft-scale insects that attack trees by sucking plant fluids and sap. It is most noticeable in late spring and summer ...

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Magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is a soft scale insect that attacks only magnolia trees, including the popular star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) and saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana).

For example, topical applications of pyrethroid insecticides (e.g., bifenthrin) targeting 1st instar magnolia scale crawlers later in the growing season can be effective. However, this chemical ...

The next few weeks are a good time to monitor your magnolias for magnolia scale - an insect about the size of a pencil eraser. Typically found on the underside of magnolia branches, scale is ...