tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post219404973049032232..comments2023-12-22T12:05:09.831-05:00Comments on An Adirondack Naturalist in Central New York: Woolly Alder Aphid ColoniesEllen Rathbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-62374755012161234612011-10-04T16:44:56.043-04:002011-10-04T16:44:56.043-04:00Kalmia - they are pretty cool, aren't they? G...Kalmia - they are pretty cool, aren't they? Glad I could help. :)Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-4163636371237411592011-10-02T21:33:23.162-04:002011-10-02T21:33:23.162-04:00Found and photographed this on alders today along ...Found and photographed this on alders today along a river in northern New Hampshire. Thanks for the explanation! - KalmiaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-88320235323520476902010-01-08T11:27:03.638-05:002010-01-08T11:27:03.638-05:00Cisca - it sure sounds like the waxy outer coating...Cisca - it sure sounds like the waxy outer coating of the aphids. Do you have any pictures of it? <br /><br />I can't think of anything else it could be. Lichens would not be quite that fragile, and any fungus I can imagine wouldn't be floss-like. <br /><br />Of course, there's always the possibility that BC has stuff that we don't have here in NY. <br /><br />Here in the States we have County Extension Offices, which are folks who deal with all sorts of things, like agriculture, pests, etc. If you have something like that near you, or a local forestry college, you could try sending them a sample.<br /><br />Good Luck!Ellen Rathbonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684750034177425795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-72230482507710103512010-01-07T22:20:47.728-05:002010-01-07T22:20:47.728-05:00I googled "white fluffy stuff on alder twig&q...I googled "white fluffy stuff on alder twig" and found your interesting blog. This, however, is not what I am seeing here in BC, Canada. The white fluffy stuff is all around on a frsty morning, only on the dead twigs, and it is not cold, not frost, and feels like candy floss, except even more fragile. Any idea what that is?Ciscanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-72915957939209924302009-11-05T17:51:21.019-05:002009-11-05T17:51:21.019-05:00Oooo. Very cool. I'll have to keep an eye out...Oooo. Very cool. I'll have to keep an eye out for them. Thanks for the post.barefoothearthttp://willowhousechronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-64082778128726213652009-11-05T15:28:17.745-05:002009-11-05T15:28:17.745-05:00These almost resemble Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa--a s...These almost resemble Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa--a slime mold--at least from afar. That's what I thought this was when I first saw the picture!Marianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1194066715822423007.post-60941338602107526452009-11-05T13:27:05.239-05:002009-11-05T13:27:05.239-05:00Fascinating! But I liked them a lot more before t...Fascinating! But I liked them a lot more before the close up...Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06370084953064042249noreply@blogger.com