Insects Feeding
on this Plant:
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Blephilia ciliata (Downy Wood Mint) [Lamiaceae]
(Observations are from Wilhelm & Rericha)
Homoptera (Sucking Insects)
Aphididae: Aphis coreopsidis [found on young shoots & leaves of Black Gum during the spring, migrating to various herbaceous plants during the summer] WR2017
Hymenoptera
Formicidae: Dolichoderus mariae [feeds on the honeydew of Aphis coreopsidis when it sucks sap from this plant] WR2017