Re: Insect Question

Bobbi,
     The only insect I have ever noted on my heliopsis is aphid.  What you
describe is what I am seeing on some weeds.  Bright red.  and scattered
along the stem  insted of clumping together at the tips like a lot of other
aphids.

Virginia

> Hello, can anyone help me with an Insect ID? I just noticed that one of
> our 3 Heliopsis plants has an army of perfectly spaced, tiny (pinpoint
> size) bright red insects arrayed along the upper stems. Periodically they
> all do a sort of "chorus line" maneuver and rearrange themselves but stay
> in the exact same spot. Each is about 1/8" from the next. They are just
> specks, viewed with the naked eye. Can anyone tell me from the description
> and the plant what these could be? Red spider mites come to mind but I
> don't think those are so well organized.
>
> This Heliopsis is in the shade. I have two others that are in sun that
> have no insects that I am aware of.
>
> Bobbi Diehl
> Bloomington, IN
> zone 5/6
>
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