Macrosiphum
Macrosiphum is a genus of aphid. During the summer populations are made of parthenogenetic females. In the fall, males and females are produced; they mate and females lay eggs that overwinter. There are 140 spp. in 3 subgenera.
Macrosiphum laying eggs on rose bush
Macrosiphum rosae
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