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marzissa Irvine, CA Nov 29, 2008

I received some broccoli from the farmers market that was infested with bugs. They were all inside the crown, not visible from the outside. 6 legs, and the butts are fatter than the head. They range in color from bright green to filmy white and grey. The biggest ones are three millimeters big. Its just a question of grossed out curiosity right now. Ill post in bug ID forum too. Thanks for looking and guessing and sharing


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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 29, 2008

Could be aphids - see http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Image:Aphids_on_broccoli.jpg for an example. These insects can be very annoying pests on members of the cabbage family, especially broccoli and Brussels sprouts.

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marzissa Irvine, CA Nov 30, 2008

While the picture from wikipedia was aptly named, my bugs aren't aphids. None of them have wings.

:( but thanks for the input.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Nov 30, 2008

Actually, most aphids are wingless - see http://207.5.17.151/biobest/images/plagen/pMyzus.jpg and http://www.augsburg.edu/home/biology/photoofmonth/Ladybirds-Aphids-close.jpg

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