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
Jessica Damiano If you see signs of insect pests on garden plants you might be tempted to reach for a chemical pesticide. Don’t. It might…
