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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » "Parasitica" - Parasitoid Wasps » Braconid and Ichneumonid Wasps (Ichneumonoidea) » Braconid Wasps (Braconidae) » Aphid Mummy Wasps (Aphidiinae) » Praini » Praon
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Fungus? Parasites? - Praon
Copyright © 2018 Maggie Furtak

Fungus? Parasites? - Praon
Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 3, 2018
Can't tell exactly what is going on here, but it looks suspiciously stuck to the leaf surface. Is this a fungus vicim?
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Contributed by Maggie Furtak on 3 June, 2018 - 8:23pm
Last updated 4 June, 2018 - 4:07pm

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… Maggie Furtak, 4 June, 2018 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

I'm not certain, but ...
... it looks suspiciously like an aphid that has been killed by a species of Praon (Braconidae: Aphidiinae).
… Bob Zuparko, 4 June, 2018 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

 
check out this image: [thumb 1088085]
check out this:
… Bob Zuparko, 4 June, 2018 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Yep. That looks accurate. T
Yep. That looks accurate. Thanks!
… Maggie Furtak, 4 June, 2018 - 4:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Ooh! Thanks for your help!
Ooh! Thanks for your help! I'll keep my eyes peeled for adults!
… Maggie Furtak, 4 June, 2018 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

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