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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » Plant-parasitic Hemipterans (Sternorrhyncha) » Aphidoidea » Aphids (Aphididae) » Giant Aphids (Lachninae) » Eulachnini » Giant Conifer Aphids (Cinara) » Subgenus Cinara (Cinara Subgenus Cinara) » White Pine Aphid (Cinara strobi)
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What kind of bug is this? - Cinara strobi
Copyright © 2017 Rheddrian

What kind of bug is this? - Cinara strobi
Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
September 8, 2017
Size: 3-4mm lengthwise
These bugs have infested one of our White Pine trees. My guess is that they are eating the sap, as they don't congregate on the top of any of the branches. They are very small, less than 3-4mm lengthwise. We noticed them principally because wasps are swarming the tree, most likely to eat these bugs.
Any help in identifying them is appreciated!

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Contributed by Rheddrian on 8 September, 2017 - 5:37pm
Last updated 14 June, 2022 - 6:28pm

Moved
Moved from Giant Conifer Aphids.
… Natalie Hernandez, 14 June, 2022 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 October, 2017 - 5:53pm login or register to post comments

These look like
Giant Aphids to me, but you will need a closer shot to get a more concise ID. In my limited experience, you might see ants roaming amongst them. If so, they are tending the aphids like a herd of cows. A lot of aphids give off what is known as "honeydew" to reward their protectors. This may be what is attracting the wasps.
… Jon Hart, 8 September, 2017 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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