Author name: Bartlett Tree Experts

Though strangely beautiful with their metallic green bodies and copper wings, Japanese beetles are a major pest in the eastern U.S. In fact, these insects feed on more than 300 different plant species. You’ll find adult beetles feasting throughout summer and into early fall depending on location. The pests emerge from the ground in early… Read More What do Japanese beetles eat?

Lace bugs are damaging insects that attack many deciduous and evergreen plants. These pests feed by piercing leaf tissue and sucking out nutrients and chlorophyll. Adults have a somewhat square body shape. They get their name from their lacy wings, which are transparent and have a detailed, stained-glass pattern. Before fully developing, the young, wingless… Read More Lace bugs: common host plants

Tea scale are tiny, sap-sucking insects common across the Southeast U.S. as well as in Texas and California. These pests attach themselves to the underside of leaves, feeding on plant sap. The result is unsightly stippling on the upper surface of leaves. In severe cases, the infested plant can experience dieback or begin dropping leaves… Read More Tea scale pests emerge in early spring