


The Warmer the Better: Gloomy Scale Can Be a Big Problem on Urban Landscape Trees
Gloomy scale is a pest of deciduous trees that tends to increase in abundance and damage severity in urban areas. This insect feeds on tree cells and tissues, prefers red maple as a host, and may expand its range as climate change continues to alter our environment.

City Heat Boosts Tree-Killing Scale Insect Populations
Big cities with large expanses of concrete, asphalt, and buildings are usually warmer than the suburbs or countrysides that surround them, a phenomenon known as the urban heat island effect. […]