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Potato Aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)
Photo#26548
Copyright © 2005
bennett gray
immature leaf bug? -
Macrosiphum euphorbiae
hudson valley County, New York, USA
August 1, 2005
Size: speck--less than 1/16 th
very bright red. loads of them on tomato plant.
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Contributed by
bennett gray
on 2 August, 2005 - 1:30pm
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 1:40pm
Moved
Moved from
Macrosiphum
. We've moved the images of aphids on rose plants back to genus level, because we're not sure how to distinguish Rose and Potato Aphids, but as far as we know the Potato Aphid is the only one that looks like this that is found on nightshades.
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Charley Eiseman
, 27 November, 2009 - 1:40pm
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Moved
Moved from
Potato Aphid
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Beatriz Moisset
, 27 November, 2009 - 11:03am
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Moved
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Charley Eiseman
, 15 October, 2009 - 12:23am
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#26548
Probably a red aphid known as the Potato Aphid. It also goes for pome fruits, tomatoes, and just about anything else.
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rose
, 23 April, 2007 - 9:28pm
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Rose, click on your name in the comment above.
That will take you to your contributor page which you can Edit and tell us a little about yourself. Thanks for the ID.
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john and jane balaban
, 23 April, 2007 - 9:35pm
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aphids
Check them out at
etc.
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john and jane balaban
, 2 August, 2005 - 1:33pm
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aphids!
of course! how exciting....thanks again.
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bennett gray
, 2 August, 2005 - 7:32pm
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