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Aphids

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Found a family of something on my milkweed plant seedling. Mites or aphids??

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4 Comments

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

nop, aphids have two "horns" at the back where they produce "honey" so they can feed ants
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphid

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Juan I felt they are black horned Treehoppers... may be I am wrong.

Bianca
Bianca 12 years ago

Thanks! All I need is a ladybug.

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 12 years ago

Yep, these are Aphids

Bianca
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Bianca

New York City, New York, USA

Spotted on Jul 5, 2011
Submitted on Jul 6, 2011

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