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Frosted Pine Aphid

Cinara pilicornis

About

A large brown aphid covered in waxy powder that forms colonies on spruce twigs. It produces copious honeydew that supports sooty mold growth on needles.

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Did You Know?

Beekeepers value it because its honeydew production enables bees to make prized forest honey.