New tenants of the bush in my yard What are they

New "tenants" of the bush in my yard. What are they?

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New "tenants" of the bush in my yard. What are they?

Author: Greg Guarino
Date: Jun 1, 2008 06:36

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I've just noticed lots of these critters on the "Snowball" bush in my
yard (New York City). What is more, they seem to be doing something
with a very large number of tiny insects (I think) that "coat" the
tops of some of the branches.

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Any idea what they are? Don't worry about telling me if they are
destructive; I hate that bush anyway.

Thanks in advance.

Greg Guarino

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Re: New "tenants" of the bush in my yard. What are they?

Author: maxsilverstar
Date: Jun 1, 2008 11:07

On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 13:36:30 GMT, Greg Guarino verizon.net> wrote:

>http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2540760699_b1e8bb3e99.jpg
>http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2540760767_0b74918169.jpg
>
>I've just noticed lots of these critters on the "Snowball" bush in my
>yard (New York City). What is more, they seem to be doing something
>with a very large number of tiny insects (I think) that "coat" the
>tops of some of the branches.
>
>http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3010/2540760605_f4264743fa_o.jpg
>
>Any idea what they are? Don't worry about telling me if they are
>destructive; I hate that bush anyway.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Greg Guarino

Ladybug nymphs. They are beneficial, not destructive. At a guess, they are
eating the tiny insects (aphids?) that coat the tops of some of the branches.

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