Woolly aphids often choose autumn to briefly adopt a fuzzy winged form, and this year’s hatch was particularly spectacular, arriving like a second bloom of cottonwood cotton or a plague of fairies.

Woolly apple aphids have a reddish or dark purple body between 1.5 and 2.5 mm in length and the bodies are hidden under a wool-like waxy covering.

As temperatures begin to cool down in September, the woolly aphid population will likely decline. However, this year’s infestation has been particularly high, according to Philips.

One of the ways woolly aphids damage trees is by depositing too much honeydew on the leaves causing a sooty mold which can block photosynthesis. Too bad the ants aren’t there to gather the honeydew.

SPOKANE, Wash. — The Inland Northwest is beautiful in the fall, but it’s a time of year that has become synonymous with an abundant pest. Fall is also woolly ash aphid season.

Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Jul., 2004), pp. 253-262 (10 pages) Essigella californica is a pine aphid native to western North America. In Australia, E. californica is considered an ...

Woolly alder aphids are fascinating bugs. Their "wool" is actually a waxy substance that makes them look fuzzy and actually helps them to float on the breeze when they want to move to another ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — It is that time of year. Pollen is in the air, and insects are still flying around. Across East Tennessee, communities are spotting tiny white "fuzzies" floating through the ...

The DEC said it found the parasites on Lake Champlain's eastern shore around Port Douglas in Essex County and on the northern ...

Not only that, but hackberries are among the best food and shelter plants for wildlife; the fruit is relished by birds. From Bug Guide, we found these pictures of Woolly Aphids, not a pretty picture.