Freeman’s research focused on the crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), an ornamental pest that damages crape myrtle trees by creating a sooty mold from insect dropping, also known as honeydew, on the leaves ...

Leafminers are more likely to occur in cooler conditions. They only attack newer leaves, so they’re a more significant threat to young trees without many mature leaves. Sooty mold is a gray fungus ...