| crapemyrtle bark scale: a new threat for crapemyrtles, a popular landscape plant in the u.s. | crapemyrtle bark scale, acanthococcus (=eriococcus) lagerstroemiae (kuwana) (hemiptera: eriococcidae), is a newly introduced insect pest on crapemyrtles, lagerstroemia spp. (myrtales: lythraceae), one of the most popular flowering shrubs in the u.s. since first detected in texas in 2004, this pest has spread to twelve states causing losses to stakeholders. to develop a management plan, we reviewed current knowledge about the pest's biology and ecology, and suggested research approaches including ... | 2016 | 27999262 |