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 ...

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 ...

Cycad (sago palm) scale infestations have been popping up around the county. Most of the counties in Florida experience a yearly outbreak, or two. Sometimes this infestation is confused with a fugal ...

Cycads are an ancient group of plants that have been around since the age of dinosaurs. They were dominant plants at that time, but most are currently considered endangered. While there are more than ...

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 ...

The white cycad aulacaspis scale infests cycad leaves to cause early leaf death. A new study has shown that the infestations also increase the speed of leaf litter decomposition. Credit must be given ...