Below presentations are provided courtesy of the crapemyrtle bark scale team. You are welcome to download, distribute and/or present for educational purposes. We ask that attribution be given to original authors and the crapemyrtle bark scale team (stopcmbs.com).
Crapemyrtle bark scale: biology, monitoring, and management
General review of crapemyrtles and common pests, crapemyrtle bark scale life cycle, spread, population dynamics, insecticidal control, and naturally occurring predators.
Crapemyrtles: new cultivars, insects & disease problems, and introduction to crapemyrtle bark scale
General review of crapemyrtle breeding, landscape use history, new crapemyrtle cultivars, other common insects and diseases of crapemyrtle bark scale, and an introduction to crapemyrtle bark scale.
Crapemyrtle bark scale: Management strategies and alternative hosts
How to prevent crapemyrtle bark scale, insecticidal control trials, non-target impacts on beneficial insects, naturally occurring predators, and currently confirmed alternative plant hosts in the landscape.