Trunk has a white substance

Not sure what to add. It is on the trunk of my crepe myrtle. It is a white substance. Not on the leaves. What could it be?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 08/20/2015 @ 1:59 am

Likely Crepe Myrtle Scale.
Here are a few links for you with more information.
http://citybugs.tamu.edu/2010/05/10/scale/ ^[1]

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/crepe-myrtle/crepe-myrtle-tree-problems.htm ^[2]

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[1] http://citybugs.tamu.edu/2010/05/10/scale/: http://citybugs.tamu.edu/2010/05/10/scale/

[2] https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/crepe-myrtle/crepe-myrtle-tree-problems.htm: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/crepe-myrtle/crepe-myrtle-tree-problems.htm

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