Aphid Collection

Rose aphid, Aphis rosae, on rose bush. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History, Naturhistorischer Bildersaal des Thierreiches, Liepzig, 1842

Virginia bluebells, aphids and bedbug
Peach aphid, Myzus persicae 1, rose aphid, Macrosiphum rosae 2, Virginia bluebells, Mertensia pulmonarioides 3, and bedbug, Cimex lectularius 4. Pucerons, Pulmonaire, Punaise

Aphid in amber
A Winged aphid preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Aphis fabae, black bean aphid
Scanning electron microscope image showing a frontal view of a black bean aphid on leaf (x100). Aphids or plant lice are small, plant-sucking insects

Sipha glyceriae, aphids
Aphid or plant lice are small, plant-sucking insects. Aphids tend to form in clusters and prefer young shoots and succulent leaves

Unfinished painting of a woman by David Wright
Unfinished painting of a woman, possibly the artists wife, Esme, by David Wright, Britains foremost pin-up artist of the wartime era. Date: c.1944

Coccinella 7-punctata, seven spot ladybird
A familiar seven-spot ladybird resting on a chive plant. Ladybirds are a beneficial insect to gardeners as they feed on aphids both as an adult and as larva. Photograph taken in Surrey by D. J

Black Fly & Cuckoo Spit
Black fly (aphid) and Cuckoo Spit, common garden pests. Date: 1950s

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