Eriosoma lanigerum
Woolly Aphid at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Eriosoma lanigerum | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Mar 2022 | |
| Unverified | Tmac | 25 Mar 2022 |
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Any idea what this is white fluffy-looking
stuff is, on my friends apple tree branches may be? Some kind of bug / spider nests? Or some type of fungus mold?
Several branches has it, some in small segments & some covers half the branch.
2 comments
26 Mar 2022
Its woolly aphid - see this video fr control tips
https://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/04/28/3202377.htm
https://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/04/28/3202377.htm
26 Mar 2022
Its woolly aphid - see this video fr control tips
https://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/04/28/3202377.htm
https://www.abc.net.au/local/videos/2011/04/28/3202377.htm
Location information
- Maps Mount Jerrabomberra
- Places Jerrabomberra, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- Tmac Recorded by
Collections
- Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eriosoma lanigerum Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families) Insects
Species information
- Eriosoma lanigerum Scientific name
- Woolly Aphid Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 654.9m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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