The woolly apple aphid, Eriosoma lanigerum is a widespread pest of fruit trees, feeding principally on apple, but also, pears, hawthorn, ash, alders, elms and oaks. Gall making species include …

Often called “fairy flies”, these aphid-relatives are covered in white, waxy filaments that help camouflage them from predators and allow them to catch the wind and drift from primary to …

Aug 5, 2014 · Woolly aphids (family Aphididae, subfamily Eriosomatinae) are spectacular when sitting on twigs in large assemblages, and startling as individuals, flying through the air like bits …

Dec 7, 2021 · Woolly aphids are sap sucking insects that look like white fuzzy bugs as they have a white covering that looks like cotton or wool. It’s easy to mistake the white cotton wool-like …

Jun 12, 2023 · Woolly aphids have some folk ‘affectionate’ names: snow bugs, fairy flies, cotton fairies, fluff bugs, fluff angels, poodle flies, and even boogie-woogie aphids. Indeed, these sap …

Jul 29, 2020 · So what are these small fuzzy white flying things that occasionally resemble floating pollen or cotton? Are they harmful to gardens and the lawn? They are fairy flies, fairy bug also …

The alternate common name for woolly alder aphid (Prociphilus tessellatus) is the maple blight aphid because of the dense, white, woolly masses it produces on the leaves and twigs of its …

Sep 3, 2023 · Fairy flies, also known as Mymaridae, are tiny parasitic wasps found in various habitats. In tropical regions, they occur in rainforests and wetlands. These miniature insects …

Jul 21, 2000 · Woolly alder aphids require both alder and maple trees to complete their life cycle. Infested maple trees should be easily recognized in May and June by the presence of large, …