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Woolly Aphids on American Beech Woolly Aphids on American Beach Aphids,Beech blight aphid,Grylloprociphilus imbricator,Wooly Aphids Click/tap to enlarge Species intro

Woolly Aphids on American Beech

Woolly Aphids on American Beach

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Wow, that are lots of them! Poor tree... Posted 13 years ago
  2. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    For the tree a bit of quantity over quality:) NIce shot! Impressive ammount. How was the rest of the tree doing? Posted 13 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Interesting phenomenon, I've never seen this before. Thanks for sharing! Posted 13 years ago

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The Beech blight aphid

The beech blight aphid is a small insect in the order Hemiptera that feeds on the sap of American beech trees. The aphids form dense colonies on small branches and the undersides of leaves.

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Similar species: True Bugs
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Christoph Högger

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Uploaded Aug 20, 2012. Captured Aug 16, 2012 11:42.
  • Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
  • f/7.1
  • 1/80s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm