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Colony of blue aphids on a balsamroot stem Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Colony of blue aphids on a balsamroot stem

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  1. View Jivko Nakev's profile
    Jivko Nakev
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    Great capture!
    I assume these are Aphis carduella.
    Please check the reference sites included in the guide:
    http://www.aphidsonworldsplants.info/C_HOSTS_Ast_Bes.htm#Balsamorhiza
    Jivko     Posted 9 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
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      that's a pretty useful site - thanks! A. carduella sure does look good for the ones I found. Poking around at the reference sites, I've found that we appear to have an aphid expert right up here in my area. He posts to BugGuide, so maybe he'll see my ID request and confirm that, but as long as I got the host plant right, and I'm pretty sure it was balsam - I remember thinking to myself that the aphids probably weren't doing much harm since the blossoming was over, I'd say it's a match. Posted 9 years ago

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Uploaded May 27, 2016. Captured May 26, 2016 10:06 in The Ridge Hiking Trail, Ellensburg, WA 98926, USA.
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  • X-E1
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO500
  • 50mm