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Magnolia Leaf White Speckles: Cottony Scale, Not Chinch Bugs

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Magnolia leaves have white speckles. Lawn treated for chinch bugs 4 and 2 weeks ago. Found 5 chinch bugs in magnolias. Could they lay eggs in trees?

ID: Cottony Scale

White speckles = cottony scale egg sacs. Chinch bugs don't infest trees—they're lawn pests. Life cycle: overwinter near lawns, lay eggs in grass spring/summer. Too late for tree egg-laying.

If Not Scale

Contact Ag Dept for ID. But chinch bugs aren't your tree problem.

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