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Cabbage aphids  Brevicoryne brassicae,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Busy times :) Posted 10 years ago
    1. making a bit of a mess of my kale… one of the easiest controls is a good hard spray of water though, so I can take care of the problem Posted 10 years ago
      1. Aha, a garden shot it is then. Posted 10 years ago
        1. Yeah - messing about a bit. I've got to work at a different office than usual tomorrow, so I've got my flash and cable at home. It means I can put all of the extension tubes on, stop way down and still hand hold. If it doesn't start to rain, I'm going to take a walk for a few blocks around my house and see how many different creepy crawlies I can find :) Posted 10 years ago

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''Brevicoryne brassicae'', commonly known as the cabbage aphid or cabbage aphis, is a destructive aphid native to Europe that is now found in many other areas of the world. The aphids feed on many varieties of produce, including cabbage, broccoli , Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and many other members of the genus Brassica, but do not feed on plants outside of the Brassicaceae family. The insects entirely avoid plants other than those of the Brassicaceae family, even though thousands may be eating.. more

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Uploaded Apr 21, 2015. Captured Apr 21, 2015 08:47 in 1616 22nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98122, USA.
  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO200
  • 50mm