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Beneficial/Neutral Insects |
Beetles,
Bugs and Insects without Obvious Wings
Aphid mummies
 Aphid mummies Photo: U of MN Department of Entomology |
Appearance: | 1/8 inch long |
| Where/When: | Found on a wide variety of plants in gardens, trees, and agricultural crops, wherever aphids are found. Can be found during spring and summer. | |
| Significance: | An aphid mummy is the result of an an aphid being parasitized by a tiny wasp called an aphidiid wasp. After the aphidiid wasp emerges, the aphid is nothing more than a bloated, hollow shell. An important natural control agent of aphids. |
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