Cai, X., Dou, H., Gu, M., Merchant, M., & Vafaie, E. 2016 Update on crapymyrtle bark scale. Acta Horticulturae 1140: 415-418

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Notes: A new, highly unsightly pest, the crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS), threatens to change the low maintenance reputation of this plant. The crapemyrtle bark scale (Eriococcus lagerstroemia) is a felt scale (Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) identified in 2014 through DNA work and morphological studies. It was first observed in 2004 in Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas.