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aphids on chokecherry - Rhopalosiphum padi
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aphids on chokecherry - Rhopalosiphum padi

Fairbanks, Grenac Rd, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska, USA
June 2, 2020
Can you tell me what is going on here? Are these all the same species of aphid in differing stages, or are there different species here?

Thanks!

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Contributed by RobertWeeden on 2 June, 2020 - 2:25pm
Last updated 6 August, 2020 - 4:16pm

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… Natalie Hernandez, 6 August, 2020 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

Look like Bird-Cherry Oat Aphid
Not many aphids feed on that species of Prunus, and these are Rhopalosiphum. Rhopalosipum padi is the Bird-Cherry Oat Aphid.

They have some different morphs throughout the growing season, some are shiny and green, some are waxy, some are reddish, and they usually have orange spots around the siphunculi.

Compare:

https://influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Rhopalosiphum_padi_Bird_cherry-oat_aphid.htm
… Natalie Hernandez, 6 August, 2020 - 4:15pm login or register to post comments

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