Just before......

I snip this rose stem right off and put the aphids down the garbage disposal, I took their photograph along with a couple of those fairy things that roll across the garden. The aphids have eaten well and are busy trying to find their wings! No way!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Yuck on the aphids! Great detail though.

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Vee]

It must be done!

[Caroline]

Nasty little things. Cool photo!

[Sharon Lee]

Very cool looking, but they are a nuisance I just got rid of some on my hibiscus

[👑 AnaZad]

Great capture before the massacre. haha.

[Rick Schies]

Oh my, no mercy from you

[Mary Downing Hahn]

What are the fairy things that roll across the garden -- so wispy and fanciful especially in contrast to the nasty little aphids. Why aren't the ants doing their job?

[Maggiemae]

@catwoman2 They are some sort of seed a bit like a dandelion seed but they stay in a circle. We don't have ants here, Mary! I have to spray normally for aphids but they have been quite rare this summer!

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Kimberly Balychev]

I love the whispy-ness of the dandelion fluff... so pretty! Bummer about the little buggers! Hopefully they arn't eating too many of your plants!

[Darlene]

What a cool shot, Maggiemae. I love the detail, kind of looks like fireworks. Yuk on the aphids but a good way to get rid of them.

[Glendq]

you are ahead of them, eh.
such an interesting pattern

[Maggiemae]

@kbalychev I chopped off the stems that were affected and shoved them down the garbage disposal! That'll teach them, Kimberly!

[Maggiemae]

@darsphotos I hope the little rotters don't survive the garbage disposal! They have been around for thousands of years!

[Maggiemae]

@glendq Sometimes you can get over the top of them by squashing them by hand along the stem - but if they have gone too far, its no use! Thanks Glenda- I am ahead of them!

[Carole Imes]

Wow, never saw them up close. Interesting shot!

[Myrna O'Hara]

I think I would have sprayed those little things on the plant or gotten some lady bugs to do the dirty work for you.

[Yvonne]

Nasty little aphids. Love the light in the shot, Maggiemae.

[Bep]

Cool shot, Maggie.

[Maggiemae]

@sailingmusic Lady bugs would do the trick, Myrna but there are too many of the aphids and too few lady bugs!

[Mr. Spock]

Nasty bugs! Good you got rid of them!

[Lisa Pouncy]

They're looking pretty big and juicy! I do like the sparkle on the fluff though xx

[Huda Morcos]

Nasty little things, beautiful clarity and lighting in the shot .

[Simply Amanda]

Aphids are so annoying. Do ladybugs help control them? Lovely fluffy shot minus the buggies!:)

[Laura Thornton]

Well, it's a good photo but the subject matter is yucky!

[Mickey Anderson]

great shot of this annoying pest, love the fairie thingys too. there are great organic things now to get em!!! I like the Ladybug way ,and they can be ordered !!!

[Gillian]

Great shot, Maggie! Fantastic focus! Hate the subject matter ;(

[tony gig]

Wonderful world of nature Maggie, great shot and lighting.

[Kathryn Marshall]

Beautiful focus. Aphids are certainly hard to get rid of.

[cheryl]

great macro. such destructive little buggers aren't they?

[Nelly]

nice capture