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Milkweed Aphid

Aphis nerii

Photo by Ava T-B
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Field Notes

Description:

Tiny little yellow bugs that suck the life out of milkweed, oleander and a few other plants. This is a non-native invasive species.

Habitat:

Tropical and Mediterranean climates. San Diego is a Mediterranean climate zone, so they flourish here.

Notes:

This is interesting! "Female aphids lay live young (nymphs), a process known as viviparity. Female aphids reproduce by parthenogenesis, males have never been observed in the wild but have been produced under laboratory conditions" (Wikipedia)

Reference Links:

Aphis nerii - Wikipedia, Species Aphis nerii - Oleander Aphid - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (1)
Tukup
Great shot and write-up Ava. Weird. Like the most dominant male Clownfish changing sex and taking the place of the matriarch of the group when she dies. Very strange.

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Southern California Wildlife
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Nature in Yellow
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2019

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