Fairly
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Hi folks,
Long loong loooong time lurker here, I've always been able to find an answer here via someone's else's question, until now.
Here's the thing:
I have a small bush growing outside that is mid-way through flowering. I cut of a tiny bud from the bottom and put it under a microscope to check out trichromes, and I found that the buds are being overrun by a bug that I not only have never seen before, but cannot find anything online about.
They are aphid size, and from the way they move, I want to say they have 3 pairs of legs, and 1 pair of antennae. They have a very distinct black and white back. And there are about 20 per thumb size nug. They are pretty damned ugly, and make me seriously doubt that I want these things anywhere near anyone's lungs.
![bug3.jpg](/data/attachments/2450/2450384-95dad6f35d4d475d61874fb537756395.jpg)
Long loong loooong time lurker here, I've always been able to find an answer here via someone's else's question, until now.
Here's the thing:
I have a small bush growing outside that is mid-way through flowering. I cut of a tiny bud from the bottom and put it under a microscope to check out trichromes, and I found that the buds are being overrun by a bug that I not only have never seen before, but cannot find anything online about.
They are aphid size, and from the way they move, I want to say they have 3 pairs of legs, and 1 pair of antennae. They have a very distinct black and white back. And there are about 20 per thumb size nug. They are pretty damned ugly, and make me seriously doubt that I want these things anywhere near anyone's lungs.
![bug6.jpg](/data/attachments/2450/2450394-e49da6e635d301be4c938bea589c99db.jpg)
![2015-02-14_12-54-55.jpg](/data/attachments/2450/2450382-8e83c424d42fdde0809a61ca7be0da80.jpg)
![bug2.jpg](/data/attachments/2450/2450383-2c934b6326324361758bf3f1105ccd94.jpg)
![bug3.jpg](/data/attachments/2450/2450384-95dad6f35d4d475d61874fb537756395.jpg)
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