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Aphididae? 01
Copyright © 2008 Karl Volkman

Aphididae? 01
Republic, Ferry County, Washington, USA
May 6, 2008
tiny blue fuzzy ?aphids? on a branch of blue spruce on the Stonerose Grounds. The possible adults (to be confirmed) looks like this: , The pseudocaones look like this:
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 13 May, 2008 - 8:23pm
Last updated 15 June, 2011 - 5:49pm

Moved
Moved from Cooley Spruce Gall Adelgid.
… Karl Volkman, 15 June, 2011 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

?
How was this ID made?
… Charley Eiseman, 5 March, 2011 - 10:57am login or register to post comments

 
Association of specimens on ?
Association of specimens on ?blue? spruce with pseudocone galls. Its quite possible I have it wrong though. I am posting a series of images I took last summer of adults emerging from the pseudocones. They may help in identification of the species.
… Karl Volkman, 15 June, 2011 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Probably not related...
I think you would only see the nymphs inside the galls; also the nymphs of the two species I'm considering for the associated galls should be either "pale yellow with fine white pulverulency" or "reddish with abundant flocculance." (1)
… Charley Eiseman, 10 July, 2011 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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