Comments on: Fringed Orchid Aphids

By: Kevin Vogel

Kevin Vogel — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:22:20 +0000

I am a graduate student working on aphid biology at the University of Arizona, and your aphids are of particular interest to me. I’d like to discuss them with you further if you don’t mind sending me an email. Thanks!

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:49:35 +0000

I’m sure his stock is infested, I already let him know what we found. He had thought that they were scale insects, and that he had them under control.

By: Andy Kaiser

Andy Kaiser — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:26:32 +0000

Tim, you said these little guys came from a friend who raises a lot of orchids. I wonder if his/her greenhouse is infested?

By: K T Cat

K T Cat — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:51:34 +0000

The photography on this post is fantastic!

By: Tim Eisele

Tim Eisele — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:40:15 +0000

Yes, they do, don’t they? The fringe kind of looks like a tiny little tutu.

By: Joy K.

Joy K. — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:24:19 +0000

These look like a neater, tidier version of the wooly aphid.