{"id":1385,"date":"2025-08-26T17:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/?p=1385"},"modified":"2025-08-27T18:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T18:45:13","slug":"tulip-tree-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/tulip-tree-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulip Tree Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Tulip Tree Scale (<em>Toumeyella liriodendri<\/em>)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h4><strong>GDD Window (base 50): 2032-2629<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<h4><strong>Overview:<\/strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>These scales emerge in August and September rather than June &amp; July, as most other soft scale species\u200b<\/li>\n<li>By mid-September, the scales have been undergoing crawler emergence for about a month (Only one generation per year)\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Both scales are found exclusively on woody tissues during all life stages \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Large mature females use their piercing\u00a0 sucking mouthparts to \u200bwithdraw large quantities of sap from the phloem and exude honeydew that grows sooty mold (attracts ants, wasps, bees &amp; other vespids)\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Causes yellowing leaves and premature leaf drop &amp; branch decline \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Mature females have a hemispherical, helmet-like shape &amp; are orange in color \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Crawlers emerge ~ 1-wk before <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/magnolia-scale\/\">Magnolia scale<\/a> crawlers\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Crawlers are dark &amp; about 0.5mm long \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Crawlers die if they do not find a host within three days\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Overwinters as dark 2nd instar nymphs on 1\u20132-year-old branches<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host plants:<\/strong> Found on tulip and magnolia trees, and occasionally yellow poplar, and linden\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Management:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Cultural Practices:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Natural predators:<\/span><\/b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ladybeetles, lacewings, parasitoid wasps\u200b<\/li>\n<li>\u200bUse double-sided sticky tape to monitor\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Reduce plant stress\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Prune heavily infested branches\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Regularly monitor for proper timing of controls\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Control ant populations\u200b\n<ul>\n<li>Ants will often protect soft scales because they use honeydew as a food source \u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Materials:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Contact insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Pyrethroids [3A]: -thrins<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"1260\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Carbamates [1A]: Carbaryl<\/span>\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"450\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Systemic insecticides:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li>Neonicotinoids [4A]: imidacloprid, dinotefuran\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Organophosphate [1B]: Acephate (translaminar)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-charcodes=\"111\" data-font=\"Courier New,monospace\" data-buautonum=\"8\" data-margin=\"540\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\">Considerations:<\/span><\/b>\u200b\n<ul>\n<li>Can harm non-target species-\u200b<\/li>\n<li>Unsightly appearance of sooty mold often causes people to apply treatments too early \u200b<\/li>\n<li>If sprays are applied\u00a0 too early, previously laid eggs may have been protected under the female bodies and may still hatch \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Sprays can be applied during the crawler period but may require multiple treatments \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Sprays can be delayed until mid-October to target vulnerable 2nd instar nymphs \u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Biorationals:<\/strong>\u200b<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Horticultural oils or insecticidal soaps will provide good efficacy against 1st or 2nd instars\u00a0 \u200b<\/li>\n<li>Against crawlers, multiple oil\/soap applications may be required\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u200b<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1386\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1386\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.53.15\u202fPM-300x229.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.53.15\u202fPM-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.53.15\u202fPM-768x587.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.53.15\u202fPM.png 968w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ant drinking from a pool of\u200b honeydew produced by a mature Tulip Tree scale<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1387\" style=\"width: 495px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1387\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.03\u202fPM-300x206.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"495\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.03\u202fPM-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.03\u202fPM.png 734w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Steven K. Rettke, RCE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1388\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1388\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.32\u202fPM-300x211.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"503\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.32\u202fPM-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.32\u202fPM-768x540.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nursery-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1396\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-27-at-1.54.32\u202fPM.png 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tulip tree scale crawlers (photo: Steven K. Rettke, RCE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">Disclaimer<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\"> &#8211; Materials do not cover all possible control scenarios and are intended for licensed professionals. Tradenames do not imply\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBox SCXP56887253 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-usefontface=\"false\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXP56887253 BCX0\">endorsement and are used as examples. You must strictly follow the label for each compound prior to use. 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