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08/05/2025

Crape Myrtle Bark Scale is active across the Golden Triangle
Protect your trees before the damage spreads. Call or text now to schedule treatment.

What is Crape Myrtle Bark Scale?
It’s a fast spreading invasive insect that feeds on crape myrtles, leaving behind black sooty mold and weakening the tree over time. Left untreated, it can lead to permanent damage.

We offer complete yard protection — ask about bundling treatments for Crape Myrtle Bark Scale, fire ants, and mosquitoes for full coverage and peace of mind.

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06/27/2024

Crape Myrtle Barkscale is making way onto our beautiful Crape Myrtles with this awful drought we are in, and fast. If you see barkscale on your tree like this it has been infected. Please call us ASAP so we can come treat and save your trees!
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04/02/2024

If you have noticed your crape myrtles are looking a little funny, give Yard-D-Fence a call! We loved designing and producing these rack cards to get the word out about crape myrtle bark scale!

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03/27/2024

🔥🌿 It's that time of year again! Fire ants are on the move, but don't let them take over your yard! 🚫 Call us today at Yard-D-Fence to schedule your treatment and keep your outdoor space fire ant-free. With our expert team and effective solutions, you can enjoy your yard without worrying about these pesky invaders. Act now before they march into your territory! Contact us at [662-574-3467] to book your appointment. 🌿🔥

Our mission is to eliminate outdoor pests from your home or property.

02/19/2024

Here's Mississippi's February landscape checklist! Some tasks include...

✔️Plan for upcoming year.
🌳Plant dormant trees and shrubs.
✳️Fertilize trees and shrubs.
✂️Prune evergreens for size and shape.
❄️Protect tender plants in extreme cold temperatures.
🌹Prune roses.
🌸Plant cold weather annuals, including pansies and snapdragons.

We explain more about each of these tasks here: https://extension.msstate.edu/blog/landscape-checklist-for-february

Remember, you can always contact your county's Extension office for more localized guidance. Find your Extension agent here: https://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices

02/19/2024

Great info on Crape Myrtles.

Get with Bigbee Property Services of you’d like your trees properly taken care of.

Have you been a witness to crape myrtle murder (or maybe a perpetrator🫣)???

❌When severe and senseless pruning takes place it produces flushes of weak shoots barely able to hold the summer flower clusters. The severe pruning can also delay flower development.

Crape myrtles are popular for their low-maintenance beauty, but they can benefit from some light pruning this time of year.

Here's the correct way to prune a crape myrtle:
✅You need sharp pruning tools whose use depends on the diameter of the branches and limbs. Use bypass pruners to easily cut back branches up to 3/4 inch in diameter. For branches up to 1 3/4 inches in diameter, use a robust set of loppers. Use a pruning saw on any branches larger than that.

✅The best-looking crape myrtles are multi-trunked and well-structured. Maintaining an odd number of trunks, such as three or five, looks great and preserves enough space for the tree to produce strong growth.

✅Remove any unwanted trunks. Cut them as close to the ground as you can. Then choose the height where you want the branching to start and remove lower branches back to the main trunk.

✅Remove any branches that are growing into the center of the tree canopy and any that are crossing or rubbing against each other. This creates space and opens the canopy, reducing the chance of diseases.

✅Cut off seed heads to encourage more growth in the spring.

✅Finish with the removal of small, thin branches. Use your index finger as a size guide to determine which ones to remove. It’s common for crape myrtles of any age or size to have suckers sprout up around the base. Use your hand pruners and cut these off without leaving a stub.

🎥More of a visual person? Watch our "how to" video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KIl34VkZ4E

🌳Crape myrtles come in a variety of sizes. Decide what color you want, and then find a variety that grows to the correct height for your space. You can plant crape myrtles any time of year, but early spring is ideal.

02/13/2024

Check out this article out on CMBS! It has great info.

We are happy to answer any questions you have.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Mississippi gardens have just started getting a little less rosy.

02/05/2024

Columbus residents,
Have you heard about Crape Myrtle Bark Scale (CMBS)?
Recently identified in our area, this pest poses a serious threat to Crape Myrtles by feeding on their sap, causing weakened trees, the development of unsightly black mold on the bark, and affecting the overall health of the tree. The black sooty mold associated with CMBS can spread to surrounding landscape features, parking lots, and even vehicles. We encourage you to inspect your Crape Myrtles for signs of CMBS. If you have questions or concerns about the pest and treatment options, please feel free to reach out to us here at Yard-D-Fence. We are here to assist and provide information.

Below are some pictures from around our community of the pest and the damage it will cause.

09/21/2023

Have you heard about the invasive insect Crape Myrtle Bark Scale (CMBS)?

Crape myrtle bark scale (CMBS) is a serious new threat to southern crape myrtles. It threatens to turn what has historically been a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape tree into an unsightly, high-maintenance landscape tree. This nonnative scale was first detected in the United States in Texas in 2...