Tuliptree scale is often misidentified as magnolia scale, but it feeds on tulip tree (yellow poplar), magnolias, and sometimes lindens. The Magnolia scale is approximately 1⁄2 inch in diameter. The ...

The brilliant orange flower of the African tulip tree has been in Hawaii for a long time. The landscaping plant was first introduced in the mid-1800s. -- FOREST and KIM STARR photo An African ...