Mealy Plum aphids ( Hyalopterus pruni ) by larose forest photos


07-JUL-2013	Christine Hanrahan

This mass of aphids was clustered on the leaf of the native form of Phragmites (rare in this area), found in a small bog.

Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
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carlogalliani		09-Sep-2013 16:49
Beautiful image !

Carol Rollins		07-Sep-2013 16:37
Wow, there sure are a lot of them! Great find and shot, Christine. ~

Don		06-Sep-2013 22:21
Two colour forms of aphid? Very interesting photo.

Karen Stuebing		06-Sep-2013 21:10
What a huge cluster! Amazing image. V.

Don Mottershead		06-Sep-2013 19:17
Amazing image. My experience with aphids is that they can leave quite a mess behind. ~V~

godro		06-Sep-2013 19:07
I like it, well done!\

Linda & Pär Johansson		06-Sep-2013 19:05
Fascinating! V

hayl		06-Sep-2013 18:33
Amazing - can this be a buffet table for someone else ?!

Walter Otto Koenig		06-Sep-2013 18:23
Wow, this is really fascinating to see. Thank you! "V"

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