Encore azaleas

The stems of my encore azaleas have turned black and appear to be spreading to the leaves and possibly to nearby plants & shrubs. Should I spray with Malathyon or something else? Should I prune back some branches?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 07/18/2017 @ 9:08 pm

This sounds like Azalea Bark Scale.
This article will help you.
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