Magnolia Scale

By Ann Hazelrigg
Extension Plant Pathologist
University of Vermont    

Magnolia scale (Neolecanium cornuparvum) is a soft scale insect that attacks only magnolia trees including the popular star magnolia (Magnolia stellata) and saucer magnolia (Magnolia x soulangiana).

There are two types of scale insects, soft scales and armored scales....

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Leave the Seed Heads Be!

By Amy Simone
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont 

Autumn colors have started to paint the landscape. As beautiful as those reds, oranges and yellows are, many gardeners tend to focus too much on the formerly green perennials that are now a crispy brown.

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All About Apples

By Deborah J. Benoit
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont

They’re the most familiar of fruits, but how much do you really know about apples?

Apples (Malus domestica) are members of the rose family (Rosaceae). So are crabapples, pears, apricots and cherries.

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