Aphids and spider mites can ruin crape myrtles. Here's how to treat for the.

Crape myrtles are commonly attacked by crape myrtle aphids. This often leads to a black fungus, called sooty mold, forming on leaves and branches in mid- to late summer. Control these insects by ...

As for mites, they are not often pests of crape myrtles, at least not outdoors where rain washes them off the foliage and a host of predatory mites and insects feed on them.

If you find them, apply an insecticide that also is labeled for control of spider mites. They can attack Arizona cypress and juniper plants overall and leave them looking sickly and off-color.

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While they do have some issues with spider mites and aphids, those two don't kill the plants, and are not too difficult to control. One problem with crape myrtles in someone's yard is that since ...

On this freeze-damages crape myrtle, all the dead trunks need to be cut completely to the ground. The plant will quickly put out new shoots that can be retrained into an attractive new form.

If you find them, apply an insecticide that also is labeled for control of spider mites. They can attack Arizona cypress and juniper plants overall and leave them looking sickly and off-color.