This aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) arrived in Britain in the 18th century and is now very common. Woolly aphids feed on apples and ornamentals that are closely related, such as crab apples, chaenomeles, ...

A couple of weekends ago, I found myself wandering down a trail, with a backpack full of camping gear. Backpacking, while not ...

A couple of weekends ago, I found myself wandering down a trail, with a backpack full of camping gear. Backpacking, while not ...

One of them is the woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum). As its name suggests, this aphid attacks apple trees and is recognisable by the white, waxy excretions that cover and protect the insects.

Greenfly are part of the larger group known as aphids, which also includes blackfly, root aphids and woolly aphids. There are many kinds, each with different host plants and life cycles. Most occur in ...

Gardeners the world over dread the appearance of aphids on their plants. There are around 4,000 species of these sap-sucking insects and about 250 are pests that can wreak havoc on crops in a garden ...

(WVLT) - The small white ‘fuzzies’ flying around East Tennessee are bugs. They are called woolly aphids – they often look like snow or ash when floating in the air, thanks to a white ...