Wooly Aphids
Prociphilus tessellatus
44.1217, -72.5415
Field Notes
Description:
Out for Halloween, are these Wooly Aphids - Prociphilus tessellatus. Also gray insects above the white moving insects. They’re called wooly aphids, and they live off of tree sap. And the white fuzz isn’t actually fuzz, but a waxy substance that the aphids produce as a sort of protection.
These are not native, but have immigrated from Japan. They can cause some trouble for your yard from what I understand, because the larvae often congregate on tree branches and do some harm to the trees in such large groups.
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