Pests and Disease Aphids and other sap-sucking insects can drain crepe myrtle sap and spread sooty mold, while leaf spot is a fungal issue that can weaken plants, impair blooming, and leave unsightly splotches on plant leaves.
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Lauren Landers,
The Spruce,
4 Aug. 2026
In general, for flying insects, greater size equals faster top speeds.
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Rachel Sargent Mirus,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2026
Yvonne and Nick’s disastrous wedding dinner is the day the cast went from nobodies to actual practitioners of the reality-television arts and sciences.
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
Despite the tragicomic instability and the rotating cast of nobodies temporarily tasked with running the country, when seen in macroeconomic terms, Peru appears to be doing just fine, thank you.
Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
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Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).
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Ivan Carter,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.
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