Already exasperated by the pollution linked to the smoke from the fires coming from Canada, New Yorkers must now, in addition, be careful not to swallow these little beasts. According to specialists, these are aphids that are particularly present after a very mild winter and a very rainy spring. “The start of summer, with the humidity and heat and the very heavy, very localized rainfall of recent weeks, provides fertile ground for their development”explains Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, a researcher at Cornell University.
These aphids do not bite and pose no danger to humans, only to plants.
2023-07-06 09:24:51
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