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Uroleucon ambrosiae - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Ben Mazur

Uroleucon ambrosiae - Male Female
Ottawa Lake, Michigan, USA
May 31, 2007
What are all these little red bugs? Are they boxelder nymphs? Furthermore, what the heck are they all doing like that?
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Contributed by Ben Mazur on 1 June, 2007 - 2:26pm
Last updated 25 January, 2008 - 11:16am

Aphids
These are aphids. You can see similar ones to what I photo'd here:

They are feeding from the plant in your picture by piercing the stem.
… J.D. Roberts, 1 June, 2007 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Brown Ambrosia Aphids
Thank you very much. And I think these are the same kind of aphids you have in your photo. Brown Ambrosia Aphids. I've seen a few patches of these around, all seemingly on the same type of plant. I should find out what kind of plant that is.
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