Crape Myrtle Bark Scale | Volunteer Gardener

David Cook, UT agriculture extension agent for Davidson County TN, explains the non-native scale that poses a serious threat to Southern Crape Myrtles. The nymphs produce a large amount of honeydew that drips down the trunk, branches, leaves, and ground below. That substance then accumulates sooty mold. While not fatal, it makes the infested trees an eyesore in the landscape. ▬▬ About Volunteer Gardener ▬▬ Produced by Nashville PBS, Volunteer Gardener features Tennessee gardening experts who share their passion and knowledge with the novice grower as well as the experienced plant enthusiast. WNPT’s Volunteer Gardener covers a variety of topics such as home landscape design, organic gardening, plant showcases, community growing opportunities, gardening tips, and regenerative agriculture. ► For more tips and tricks visit: https://www.volunteergardener.org ► Subscribe to Volunteer Gardener’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/ytube-vg-npt ► Watch more videos from Volunteer Gardener:    / volunteergardener   ► View full episodes of Volunteer Gardener: https://volunteergardener.org/watch/f... ► Enjoy Volunteer Gardener on any device with the free PBS App: https://www.wnpt.org/videoapp ▬▬ About Nashville PBS ▬▬ Nashville PBS is Middle Tennessee’s & Southern Kentucky’s local PBS station. Nashville PBS provides, through the power of traditional television and interactive digital communications, quality educational, cultural and civic experiences that address issues and concerns of the people of the Nashville region, and which thereby help improve the lives of those we serve. WNPT, Nashville's independent nonprofit PBS station, is operated by licensee Nashville Public Television, Inc. ► Learn more about Nashville PBS: https://www.wnpt.org/ ► Donate: https://www.wnpt.org/donate #gardening #gardeningtips