4000'er
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Does anyone recognize these little bugs? They are really small, 1/16 of an inch or so.
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SAR-EMT40
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Almost certainly its a type of aphid. At least that's what it looks like to me. I'm no bug expert.
Keith
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nartreb
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what kind of plant were they on?
It's a dead ringer for Milkweed Aphid, aphis nerii. (aka oleander aphid)
It's a dead ringer for Milkweed Aphid, aphis nerii. (aka oleander aphid)
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cooperhill
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I had good success with Yellow sticky traps for battling aphids. I bought them online from planetnatural but I'm sure garden stores carry them as well.
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Nice Shot.
Those are aphids - They can suck the juice out of plants. Ants will harvest them and keep them around as a food source. They don't eat them though. They give the aphid a gentle squeeze with their mandibles and the aphid produces a drop of honeydew, which the ants feed the queen (and themselves). A really great picture.
Those are aphids - They can suck the juice out of plants. Ants will harvest them and keep them around as a food source. They don't eat them though. They give the aphid a gentle squeeze with their mandibles and the aphid produces a drop of honeydew, which the ants feed the queen (and themselves). A really great picture.
