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oleander aphid, milkweed aphid

Aphis nerii

Photo by GraceWhite
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Description:

Tiny yellow insects that I keep finding on my young milkweed and butterfly weed plants in the garden. A kind of aphid?

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oleander aphid - Aphis nerii Boyer de Fonscolombe

Species ID Suggestions

Oleander aphid

Aphis nerii

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SukanyaDatta
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Comments (4)
SukanyaDatta
My pink hibiscus is often over run by white aphids. At first sight I remove those leaves/stems with maximum infestation...that sort of brings the population under control. Then I wet a piece of cloth/cottonwool with Neem oil and lightly brush (not much help) so used kerosene instead...but am always afraid it might kill the plant. So I go with pruning those stems that are covered with white aphids...thankfully, infestation is seasonal.
GraceWhite
I will try to get rid of them. This is my first time growing milkweed, so it's the first time I've seen them in my garden.
SukanyaDatta
Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid. It is secreted by aphids ....it encourages fungal growth.

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PublishedJuly 3, 2017

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