Whatever happened to cycad scale? Five years ago, I wrote a column about how cycad scale, that white scourge of the sago palm, had attacked my landscape. I reported that I had sprayed the queen sagos ...

A new study has confirmed that the invasive A. yasumatsui, known as Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (CAS), stands alone as the greatest threat to the existence of the Cycas micronesica species. The endemic ...

One way to keep from getting eaten is to run. But recent research shows that sometimes it's better to just hide. One way to keep from getting eaten is to run. But recent research at the University of ...

Lightweight horticultural oils, such as Summit’s Year-Round® Spray Oil, control scale by coating and smothering pests rather than relying on harsh chemistry ...

For the third consecutive autumn, the Asian cycad scale (Aulacapis yasumatsui) is attacking the sago palms of Central Florida in great numbers. The Asian cycad scale is a small, white, stationary ...

A study published in the June 2024 issue of the journal Pedosphere looks at how a non-native armored scale insect alters the leaf litter decomposition dynamics of the novel host cycad species on newly ...

Question: My sago has the cycad scale you have [previously] discussed. I have been using a horticultural oil spray but the scale is still present. What else can I do? Answer: Tough and persistent ...