Milkweed Aphid , Oleander Aphid
Aphis nerii
This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Fairhope, Alabama
Gold Canyon, Arizona
Scottsdale, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Deer, Arkansas
Chico, California
Citrus Heights, California
Hesperia, California
JACUMBA, California
Long Beach, California(2 reports)
Los Angeles, California
Orange, California
Phelan, California
San Clemente, California
Ventura, California
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Fort Myers, Florida
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida
Lutz, Florida
Melbourne Beach, Florida
Orlando, Florida
Saint Petersburg, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Sebring, Florida
Vero Beach, Florida
Winter Springs, Florida
Niles, Illinois
Thomasboro, Illinois
Rensselaer, Indiana
Winchester, Indiana
Des Moines, Iowa
Wichita, Kansas
Louisville, Kentucky
Denham Springs, Louisiana
Hammond, Louisiana
Jeanerette, Louisiana
Scott, Louisiana
Brooksville, Maine
Annapolis, Maryland
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Havre De Grace, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland
Pepperell, Massachusetts
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Royal Oak, Michigan
Saint Clair Shores, Michigan
Flowood, Mississippi
Maben, Mississippi
Lincoln, Nebraska(2 reports)
Maplewood, New Jersey
New Milford, New Jersey
Whitehouse Station, New Jersey
Elephant Butte, New Mexico
Mahopac, New York
Winterville, North Carolina
Bowling Green, Ohio
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Columbia, South Carolina
Abilene, Texas
Allen, Texas
Austin, Texas
Frisco, Texas
Houston, Texas
Lufkin, Texas
Marble Falls, Texas
Rockwall, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Schertz, Texas
Spring, Texas
Tomball, Texas
Cascade, Virginia
Chesterfield, Virginia
Germantown, Wisconsin
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pobruce
Digdeeper
ACalifornica
Milly10
dordee
firsttwelve
These aphids have decimated our milkweed plants this year, and along with the milkweeds, the Monarchs are suffering, for sure. Due to heavy and prolonged moisture in the spring, the aphid populations have exploded. We blast with water, squish and squash these tiny guys daily, hoping to save some of our Monarch food. Hoping for fewer aphids next year!
Magpye
When the oleander aphid finds its preferred hosts, plants in the Asclepiadaceae and Apocynaceae, the population explodes. All of the aphids are females; they reproduce by parthenogenesis (clones of the mother) and they bear live young (nymphs). If conditions become too crowded on a plant or the plant declines in health, some of the aphids develop wings and will colonize new plants.
The aphids' bright coloring i... read more