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Black aphids with ants - Aphis

Black aphids with ants - Aphis
Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 17, 2009

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ID
Aphis.

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Moved from ID Request.

Host plant?
Knowing the host plant is probably the only way to get some kind of ID on these. I know of some black aphids that live on dogwood, but this looks like something herbaceous...

 
Garden?
Was this taken in a garden? It reminds me of a squash vine...