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beech blight aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator)

Beech blight aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) form dense colonies on beech trees in late summer. They usually don't kill their host plant -American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)- unless they form extremely dense colonies.

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Beech blight aphids (Grylloprociphilus imbricator) form dense colonies on beech trees in late summer. They usually don't kill their host plant -American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)- unless they form extremely dense colonies.