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Seen recently while hiking the NCT — APHIDS! Beech Blight Aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) are insects that feed primarily on the sap of American beech trees. The aphids form dense colonies on small branches and the undersides of leaves. The aphids themselves are a light bluish color with bodies covered with long, white, waxy filaments giving them a woolly appearance. They first become apparent in July and as populations continue to grow they become increasingly noticeable. Very high number

Seen recently while hiking the NCT — APHIDS! Beech Blight Aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) are insects that feed primarily on the sap of American beech trees. The aphids form dense colonies on small branches and the undersides of leaves. The aphids themselves are a light bluish color with bodies covered with long, white, waxy filaments giving them a woolly appearance. They first become apparent in July and as populations continue to grow they become increasingly noticeable. Very high number

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Cool Beech Blight Aphids party. They are crazy little creatures that jump up and down when you get near them. I first saw them in the woods here about 11 years ago, and my dad’s first time seeing them today. As their name suggests, they like to gather on beech trees. | Meteorologist Ben Pine

Cool Beech Blight Aphids party. They are crazy little creatures that jump up and down when you get near them. I first saw them in the woods here about 11 years ago, and my dad’s first time seeing them today. As their name suggests, they like to gather on beech trees. | Meteorologist Ben Pine

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If you're headed into the woods this Halloween, keep an eye out for some ghostly fuzzy white and scary black beech tree branches in the woods! The white "fuzz" is actually throngs of tiny insects feeding on the sap of the beech tree. The fuzz grows on their posteriors and they waive it about when feeling threatened. It's quite a sight. In fact, the behavior is so noteworthy it landed them the nickname "boogie-woogie" aphid. As they feed they secrete a sweet "honeydew" that attracts a black sooty

If you're headed into the woods this Halloween, keep an eye out for some ghostly fuzzy white and scary black beech tree branches in the woods! The white "fuzz" is actually throngs of tiny insects feeding on the sap of the beech tree. The fuzz grows on their posteriors and they waive it about when feeling threatened. It's quite a sight. In fact, the behavior is so noteworthy it landed them the nickname "boogie-woogie" aphid. As they feed they secrete a sweet "honeydew" that attracts a black sooty

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Naturalist Nikki McClellan: "If you've been out in the Metro Parks this fall, chances are you've seen these little white creatures 'dancing' on the branches of American beech trees. These insects are beech blight aphids! They use their piercing mouthparts to suck sap from the tree branch, but this does not harm the tree. The funny little dance that we see is their defense mechanism. When disturbed they will raise their rear end in the air and sway. Insects that disturb the beech blight aphids wi

Naturalist Nikki McClellan: "If you've been out in the Metro Parks this fall, chances are you've seen these little white creatures 'dancing' on the branches of American beech trees. These insects are beech blight aphids! They use their piercing mouthparts to suck sap from the tree branch, but this does not harm the tree. The funny little dance that we see is their defense mechanism. When disturbed they will raise their rear end in the air and sway. Insects that disturb the beech blight aphids wi

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Yesterday's mystery dancers were beech blight aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator)! These tiny insects live in colonies and feed on the sap of American beech (Fagus grandifolia). The sight of hundreds of aphids blanketing branches may have gardeners wondering if they need to grab their insecticide or spray them off with water. Such a response usually isn't necessary, as even in heavy infestations the damage to the tree is minor. The "dance" featured in yesterday's video is actually defensive po

Yesterday's mystery dancers were beech blight aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator)! These tiny insects live in colonies and feed on the sap of American beech (Fagus grandifolia). The sight of hundreds of aphids blanketing branches may have gardeners wondering if they need to grab their insecticide or spray them off with water. Such a response usually isn't necessary, as even in heavy infestations the damage to the tree is minor. The "dance" featured in yesterday's video is actually defensive po

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That's not fuzz on a branch -- those are Beech Blight Aphids - a piercing insect that uses its needle-like mouth to pierce plant material and suck out nutrients and chlorophyll. The nymphs clump together to resemble puffs of cotton to avoid predators. Adults grow wings and usually fly between two hosts. They are capable of producing several generations without mating - a process called cyclical parthenogenesis. The best way to control them is to introduce a wide variety of predators like lacewin

That's not fuzz on a branch -- those are Beech Blight Aphids - a piercing insect that uses its needle-like mouth to pierce plant material and suck out nutrients and chlorophyll. The nymphs clump together to resemble puffs of cotton to avoid predators. Adults grow wings and usually fly between two hosts. They are capable of producing several generations without mating - a process called cyclical parthenogenesis. The best way to control them is to introduce a wide variety of predators like lacewin

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Beech Blight Aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) In late summer and early fall, check out the lower branches and twigs of American beech trees. You might be treated to a sight of this interesting insect, also called the boogie-woogie aphid. Using their syringe-like mouthpart, the aphid pierces the bark and sucks sap from the tree. Much of the sap passes through the aphid undigested, coming out as a sugar-rich excrement called ‘honeydew’. The honeydew then falls onto the lower branches and leaf

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Have you been hiking through our Island Beech woods — Williams Preserve is home to quite a few — and noticed the creepy looking white, fluffy masses covering many of the Beech trees branches? Fungus? Mold? Nope — APHIDS! 🌿 The white fluff we’re seeing on our Beech trees are actually Beech Blight Aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) — a small to medium sized aphid that is bluish gray in color. However, the rear half of the abdomen may be obscured with a dense, white, fluffy secretion interspers

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