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tiny orange bugs - Aphis nerii

howell, monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
August 26, 2010

theres thousands of these orange bugs on plant stems in our garden

Contributed by Gary Budnik on 26 August, 2010 - 1:32pm
Last updated 17 December, 2010 - 6:25pm

Moved

Moved from Aphids.

… Ken Schneider, 17 December, 2010 - 6:25pm

ID

Aphis nerii.

… Andrew Jensen, 17 December, 2010 - 6:24pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Ken Schneider, 24 September, 2010 - 1:19pm

Aphids.

Maybe Oleander Aphids:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 August, 2010 - 1:37pm

Most likely

but how threatening are they to the plants?

… Gary Budnik, 26 August, 2010 - 1:48pm

Information page

The image given will take you to the page for this species of aphid, where you can find information and links, which will answer your question. You can also go to the page for family Aphididae and get even more information.

… Beatriz Moisset, 26 August, 2010 - 3:27pm

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