What’s fluffy, white, and likes to throw a dance party with thousands of friends? The boogie-woogie aphid! Also known as the beech blight aphid, these native insects drink beech tree sap. As nymphs, they flock together for protection and waive their woolly posteriors in unison to befuddle would-be predators. Though their numbers can reach music festival-like densities, they rarely harm beech trees and their populations are controlled naturally by predators such as birds, beetles, and tiny wasps.
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And now for a brief visit to Funky Town… meet the boogie-woogie aphid (Grylloprociphilus imbricator), more formally known as the beech blight aphid. In their nymph stage, the #aphids gather by the thousands to feed on beech trees and will wiggle their ends when disturbed to warn potential predators. These New York natives are somewhat of a rare sight and do not usually cause much harm to the trees. Who says dancing is just for the stars? Video by Nelson DeBarros | NYS Department of Environmental
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If you're headed into the woods this Halloween, keep an eye out for some ghostly fuzzy white and scary black beech tree branches in the woods! The white "fuzz" is actually throngs of tiny insects feeding on the sap of the beech tree. The fuzz grows on their posteriors and they waive it about when feeling threatened. It's quite a sight. In fact, the behavior is so noteworthy it landed them the nickname "boogie-woogie" aphid. As they feed they secrete a sweet "honeydew" that attracts a black sooty
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