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Aphids and eggs - Aphidoletes
Copyright © 2007 Beatriz Moisset

Aphids and eggs - Aphidoletes
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 15, 2007
These tiny eggs (lower right corner) were near a couple of maggots like the one below. They were part of a large aphid infestation.

which I presume are Syrphid larvae. Could the eggs be also Syrphids?
Southeastern PA
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 15 July, 2007 - 1:39pm
Last updated 29 December, 2018 - 9:27am

Moved
Moved from Uroleucon.
… Beatriz Moisset, 15 October, 2009 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids. The eggs are almost certainly Aphidoletes--see image on this page.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 October, 2009 - 1:17am

Uroleucon, i suspect
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… v belov, 15 February, 2009 - 1:11pm

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