Woolly Alder Aphids being guarded by Carpenter Ants in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2013).
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Richard Orr
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Woolly Alder Aphids in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/29/2014).
Woolly Alder Aphids with attending ants in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/14/2013).
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Woolly Alder Aphids in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2015).
Woolly Alder Aphids in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).
Woolly Alder Aphids in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/16/2015).
Woolly Alder Aphid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/8/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Woolly Alder Aphid in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Woolly Alder Aphid in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/29/2024). No rights reserved.
Woolly Alder Aphid in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/29/2023). (c) William Michael O'Boyle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Woolly Alder Aphid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/4/2024). (c) vwiest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Woolly Alder Aphid in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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Status
Woolly Alder Aphids occur east of the Mississippi River.
Description
These aphids get their name from the fluffy, white wax on their abdomens. They have two alternate hosts: Silver Maple and alder (Alnus spp.). Winged adults lay their eggs in the crevices of Silver Maples, and the young feed on the maple leaves. The resulting winged adults then fly to alder trees and form large colonies. The colony members feed on the sap of the alder leaves and twigs, where their fuzzy white appearance makes them noticeable in late summer and fall. Their reproductive cycle is quite complex.
Relationships
Ants commonly tend, or guard, the aphids, feeding on the aphids' sugary excretions.
Citations
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Woolly Alder Aphids being guarded by Carpenter Ants in Howard Co., Maryland (9/2/2013).
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Woolly Alder Aphids in Allegany Co., Maryland (9/29/2014).
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Woolly Alder Aphids with attending ants in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/14/2013).
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Woolly Alder Aphids in Worcester Co., Maryland (12/13/2015).
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Woolly Alder Aphids in Garrett Co., Maryland (9/21/2014).
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Woolly Alder Aphids in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/16/2015).
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Woolly Alder Aphid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/8/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Woolly Alder Aphid in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/8/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Woolly Alder Aphid in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/29/2024). No rights reserved.
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Woolly Alder Aphid in Allegany Co., Maryland (4/29/2023). (c) William Michael O'Boyle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Woolly Alder Aphid in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/4/2024). (c) vwiest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Woolly Alder Aphid in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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Source: Wikipedia
| Prociphilus tessellatus | |
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| Prociphilus tessellatus, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Sternorrhyncha |
| Family: | Aphididae |
| Genus: | Prociphilus |
| Species: | P. tessellatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prociphilus tessellatus (Fitch, 1851)
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Prociphilus tessellatus, known generally as the woolly alder aphid or maple blight aphid, is a species of aphid in the family Aphididae.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Prociphilus tessellatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Prociphilus tessellatus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ Favret, Colin (2020). "species Prociphilus tessellatus (Fitch, 1851)". Aphid species file online, Version 5.0. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
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