Alias: Cottony maple scale. This is the most unbuglike insect you ever will come across. Quite often it is mistaken as some sort of fungus or scab that grows on the side of a plant. The female ...

Area maple trees have suffered the thirsty ravages of cottony maple scale for years, but this summer the insects are particularly bothersome. The small insects, most noticeable by their cottonlike ...

Scales are a large and diverse group of insects. They vary a lot in size (from 1⁄16- to ⅜-inch across) and appearance, but they all grow beneath a waxy covering that resembles a fish scale ...