Bark lice adults are about 1/8th-inch long and possess two pairs of membranous wings that are held roof-like over the body. Nymphs resemble adults but are smaller and lack wings. The insects can be ...

While it may look ruinous, the silken web of bark lice on tree trunks is the calling card of one of Mother Nature's most efficient cleaning crews. Based on recent calls from homeowners, bark lice ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. There is something odd growing on my lawn grass. There are small patches where ...

LEANING GINGERS: Some of the taller gingers, such as hedychium, alpinia and costus can get top heavy when they bloom and may lean or fall over. A little graceful leaning is generally not an issue, but ...

Attracted by the oozing sap, a winged bark louse flitted greedily around the tree. Alighting on the sticky stuff, he was soon stuck fast. A watchful spider darted toward the struggling louse, had ...

Dear Reader: I wondered if we were going to get any questions on these this year. These are called bark lice, although they’re not really lice at all. Entomologists name them Cerastipsocus venosus.

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. There is something odd growing on my lawn grass. There are small patches where ...