Flower buds of swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) infested with oleander aphids (Aphis nerii). Eggs of green lacewing (fam. Chrysopidae) are on the

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Flower buds of swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) infested with oleander aphids (Aphis nerii). Eggs of green lacewing (fam. Chrysopidae) are on the left, each suspended by a fine thread to avoid canibalism when the larvae hatch. The lacewing larvae, called aphid lions, will feed on the aphids after hatching.

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Keywords: aphid, aphis, asclepias, buds, cannibalism, chrysopidae, eggs, flower, green, incarnata, lacewing, lion, milkweed, nerii, oleander, pink, plant, swamp