NC Cooperative Extension   Service

Master Gardener Decision Support Guide

Woody Ornamentals

Crapemyrtle


Short cuts for Crapemyrtle Answers

The following problems are listed for this plant and considered when developing the diagnostic key. If the caller provides accurate answers to the questions, the ones that are linked should key out to that specific problem. The unlinked problems are expected to key to the point where the caller is asked to submit a sample. These samples will often require diagnostic procedures such as soil testing, pathogen culture, Elisa or other test beyond the resources of the average Master Gardener Volunteer or County Extension Agent.

Insects:
Aphids:
Aphis gossypii (cotton, or melon, aphid)
Toxoptera aurantii (black citrus aphid)
Tinocallis kahawaluokalani

Other insects:
Scale
Duplaspidiotus claviger (camellia mining scale) (Not know to occur in North Carolina)
Leptoglossue phyllopus (leaf-footed bugs)
Opoillia japonica (Japanese beetle)
Siphoninus phillyreae (ash whitefly)
Uresiphita reversalis (genista caterpillar)(webbing)
? (Thrips)

Diseases:
Botryosphaeria obtusa (Dieback, Canker)
Erysiphe lagerstroemiae (Powdery mildew)
Phyllactinia guttata (Powdery mildew)
Sooty mold
Rhizontonia (leaf spot)
Algae, lichens, moss

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Designed by David Goforth on December 30, 1997.
Contents modified on December 30, 1997.
Contents checked on December 30, 1997.