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Sasajiscymnus tsugae Sasaji & McClure - Sasajiscymnus tsugae
Copyright © 2013 Joshua P. Basham

Sasajiscymnus tsugae Sasaji & McClure - Sasajiscymnus tsugae
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
October 17, 2011
Size: 2 mm
specimen from laboratory colony at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Not the best photos but still photos of a species not represented on the guide. It is after all 2mm :)

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Contributed by Joshua P. Basham on 15 February, 2013 - 4:50pm
Last updated 5 November, 2014 - 11:55pm

=!!!=
thanks a ton for this addition, Josh.
… v belov, 15 February, 2013 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Very welcome V! I contacted a
Very welcome V! I contacted a colleague at UTK about this species just so I could add it to the guide. It has taken me a little over a year to actually take the photos and get them posted.
… Joshua P. Basham, 15 February, 2013 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

 
thank you, you beat me to it!
I've been assiduously searching for S. tsugae on Eastern Hemlock trees infested with the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid for years...well, I'll keep looking, I could at least have the first live photo in BG someday!
… Abigail Parker, 19 July, 2013 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
Best of luck to you Abigail!
Best of luck to you Abigail! I knew my chances would be pretty slim to find live specimens so I went with the next best thing.
… Joshua P. Basham, 22 July, 2013 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

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