Harp, D.A., Ruiz, B., Bailey, K., Castillo, P., & Alvarez, P. 2026 Crepe myrtle bark scale (Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae) and sooty mold (Capnodium sp.) decrease bloom and fruit number in ‘Natchez’ crepe myrtle (Lagerstroemia ✕ fauriei ‘Natchez’). HortScience 61(4): 788–790

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Notes: The purpose of this study was to quantify differences in flowering and fruit set in crepe myrtle related to CMBS infestation and accumulation of sooty mold. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI19264-26

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