PestinfoThe #crapemyrtle #aphid (Sarucallis kahawaluokalani) is native to Asia and invasive in many tropical and subtropical regions. It infests ornamental crape myrtle shrubs and trees (#Lagerstroemia). Review of the ecology and management of this #pest in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management (@entsocamerica) - https://doi.org/10.1093/jipm/pmae003
Ecology and management of the crapemyrtle aphid (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on crapemyrtle (Myrtales: Lythraceae) in the southern United States
Abstract. Crapemyrtle aphid [Sarucallis kahawaluokalani (Kirkaldy 1907)] (CMA) is an introduced pest of crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia spp. L.), which is among the