What's this stupid thing?

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Found this on my (Trifidacanthus unifoliolatus) Vietnamese Blue Bell. Kinda looks like an aphid & kind of doesn't to me as I'm used to the green ones around here. Notice the eggs on the leaf. I'm zoomed in pretty hard as this bug is the size of three grains of sand.


The recently deceased culprit.


This picture is from last summer. These are the ones I'm used to seeing.

 

[Paradox]

Looks like aphids to me

 

[leatherback]

Congratulations on having pets. These pets are aphids and they suck the life out of your plants. Treating is not an option, it is a need.

 

[Potawatomi13]

Not Aphids. Early young of true bugs of order hemiptera(if remembering 4H Entomology properly). Indeed small nymphs of plant sucking uninvited guests. Small white specks too small for eggs of these.

 

[AJL]

First photo is an immature true bug- the others are aphids. Easy enough to squish on a small tree!!

 

[leatherback]

Not Aphids

Why not?

 

[Potawatomi13]

LOOK at differences! Except for possession of most common body parts all are different.

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Not Aphids. Early young of true bugs of order hemiptera(if remembering 4H Entomology properly). Indeed small nymphs of plant sucking uninvited guests. Small white specks too small for eggs of these.

First photo is an immature true bug- the others are aphids. Easy enough to squish on a small tree!!

Hmmm... true bugs and aphids. I sprayed the plant down for now, and should probably isolate it from the room with the rest of the plants right?

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

Congratulations on having pets. These pets are aphids and they suck the life out of your plants. Treating is not an option, it is a need.

You spelled pests wrong. I was aware I had aphids, but I don't think the white one is an aphid. Just wanted to know exactly what it is, but I realize with ten of thousands of species of "true bugs" and Aphids it's difficult to know the exact one.

I did find this egg sack looking thing on the bottom of a TBF leaf today while inspecting the rest of the plants in the room. More mystery pics I guess.






Same plant had these


Thanks for all the replies and advice.

 

[R0b]

Aphids, spider egg sack? and hoverfly larvae (eats aphids).

I see no true bugs.

 

[Paradox]

I don't think the white one is an aphid.

 

[leatherback]

LOOK at differences! Except for possession of most common body parts all are different.

Sorry; The picture is not clear enough.

Note a small detail.. Aphids are also Hemiptera.

 

[Michigan Tree Murderer]

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I see what everyone is saying, it just didn't look like the aphids I'm used to seeing indoors. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

 

[R0b]

I think I see syphons on the abdomen and the overall appearance points me to aphid

 

[leatherback]

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I think I see syphons on the abdomen and the overall appearance points me to aphid

Yeah. But be carefull what you say