Aphids
Mar 13, 2023 22:01:09 #
Aphids and ants have a relationship I believe the aphids excrete a substance that the ants eat
Mar 13, 2023 22:49:54 #
Tote1940
Loc: Dallas
Yes a sweet liquid, some ants farm them, they touch two apendices in back of aphid with antennas to milk them
Amazing photos, however pity plants, they suck sap
Amazing photos, however pity plants, they suck sap
Mar 13, 2023 22:57:17 #
Tote1940 wrote:
Yes a sweet liquid, some ants farm them, they touch two apendices in back of aphid with antennas to milk them
Amazing photos, however pity plants, they suck sap
Amazing photos, however pity plants, they suck sap
These where on yucca s
Mar 14, 2023 03:13:01 #
I have never seen them on native desert plants in the Sonoran Desert. They are a problem on ornamental plants, especially roses
Mar 14, 2023 07:12:29 #
sueb4653 wrote:
Aphids and ants have a relationship I believe the aphids excrete a substance that the ants eat
Great set!!!
Mar 14, 2023 10:45:15 #
Awesome photo, hate aphids!!!! My plants hate aphids! Ladybugs eat aphids. I need an army of ladybugs!
Mar 14, 2023 12:09:42 #
Very well done! I am enjoying your pictures. Aphids secrete plant sap,and the ants lap it up. In return, the aphids get protection. However, they have lots of enemies. In the last picture you can see a couple tiny white ovals near the top. Those are eggs of a Syrphid fly. They will hatch out, and the carnivorous fly larva will eat the aphids. They also have parasitic flies and wasps. Aphids give live birth, and with some patience you will see that happening since they produce babies at an amazing rate.
Always drama when it comes to aphids.
Very good stuff!
Always drama when it comes to aphids.
Very good stuff!
Mar 14, 2023 12:14:17 #
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