Q: I have found evidence of Asian ambrosia beetles on my crape myrtle. I have read that I should destroy the tree. — Shawn O’Banion, email A: The damage done by this insect depends on how many of the ...

For vibrant summer color, few flowering plants can compete with the crepe myrtle. Just look around your neighborhood. Nearly every street in the South is lined with these blooming trees from mid-June ...

This summer, a couple of homeowners recently called about swarms of Japanese beetles. Japanese beetles have been a thorn in gardeners’ sides for many years and it seems as if they are again returning ...

Dear Neil: I have enclosed leaves and dried buds from my crape myrtle. As early as June, the leaves had these slashes cut in them and the buds turned dry and brown. My husband sprayed them with a ...