Scale bugs, or scale insects, are small sap-sucking pests that can be a problem in the garden during the spring and summer ...

Scale insects are common on many trees and shrubs. Although natural enemies help keep them in check, scales sometimes can become numerous and seriously injure plants. Identification of the scale ...

Researchers Discover Red Cloth Dyed With Insects From a Cave, Shed Light on Advanced Intellect of Ancient Civilization ...

2). Adult female covers are called tests (Fig. 3), and can be up to 2 mm wide with a central pale ring. The test is not attached to the body and can be peeled back to reveal the soft-bodied scale ...

• Generally, most pruning of trees and shrubs is best done in late winter. Spring-blooming shrubs should be pruned after ...

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Williams: to any question that did not involve scale insects, his usual answer was ‘I’ll think about it’ ...

He identified 1,500-8,000 specimens per year, and to questions that did not involve scale insects, his answer was: ‘I’ll think about it’ Douglas Williams, the entomologist, who has died aged ...