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Black Egg Clusters on Elderberry: Aphids and Ants

Black Eggs and Ants on Cutleaf Elderberry

These are likely aphid colonies tended by ants. Aphids give live birth; the "eggs" may be nymphs. Wash off with soapy water or use insecticidal soap. Ants are not harmful.

Plant Diseases: Indoor Ficus White Balls on Leaves: Woolly Aphids or Mealybugs; Golden Jade Leaf Loss: Heat and Humidity Stress; Magnolia Leaf White Speckles: Cottony Scale, Not Chinch Bugs; Maple Leaf Galls: Insect Galls, Systemic Control Optional; Cut Blue Spruce Used as Christmas Tree: Cannot Be Replanted; Pruning Yucca Tips: Regrowth from Stumps and Light Needs; Propagating Golden Barrel Cactus: Only Offsets Work; White Bumps on Phalaenopsis Leaf: Mealybug or Benign Growth?; Drosera spatulata Seed Production and Digestion Time; Leaf of Life (Kalanchoe) Winter Care: Bring In Below 50°F

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