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Leafcurl ash aphid

Prociphilus fraxinifolli

Boxelder bug

Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota


Description:1/8 inch. Yellow-green body and covered in white, waxy strands.

Where/When: Feeds on terminal leaves of ash during spring.

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