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, ...
Did you know that there are more than 4000 types of aphids worldwide? The woolly aphid is just one of these, but they seem to be everywhere right now, so let's look at how to handle them without ...