This June 2022 image provided by Jessica Damiano shows cottony azalea scale egg masses on the undersides of a rhododendron’s leaves in Glen Head, N.Y. They can be easily wiped off or destroyed without pesticides by dabbing them with an alcohol-soaked cotton swab. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
By Jessica Damiano Associated Press Picture this: You’ve planted some milkweed, bee balm or California lilac, and you’re delighted to see bees and butterflies fluttering…
