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Woolly alder aphid

Prociphilus tessellates

Woolly alder aphid

Jeff Hahn, University of Minnesota Extension


Description: 1/8 inch long. Pear shaped gray bodies covered with white waxy strands.

Where/When: Found on the leaves and twigs of silver maples during spring and on twigs and branches of alders during summer.

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