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Aphids on the Brocolli - Brevicoryne brassicae
Copyright © 2010 Robert Ransom

Aphids on the Brocolli - Brevicoryne brassicae
San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 2, 2010
Size: tiny
I seem to have two insects here, or do I?

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Aphids on the Brocolli - Brevicoryne brassicae Aphids on the Brocolli - Brevicoryne brassicae
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Contributed by Robert Ransom on 2 October, 2010 - 8:21pm
Last updated 17 December, 2010 - 5:23pm

Moved
Moved from Aphids.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 December, 2010 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

ID
Cabbage aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae.
… Andrew Jensen, 17 December, 2010 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 9 October, 2010 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

Both aphids
The one on the right has been "mummified" by a braconid wasp in the subfamily Aphidiinae.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 October, 2010 - 8:08am login or register to post comments

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