Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) resting, note the independant action of two sets of wings

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) in flight, UK

Nick Upton / Woolly apple aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) standing on a leaf. Wiltshire garden, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphid {Aphioidea} in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphids {Aphioidea} UK

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphids and colourful moth, Assam, India

Piotr Naskrecki / Common Woolly Legs (Lachnocnema bibulus) and ants collecting honeydew produced by aphids feeding on cycad, Modjadji Cycad Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa

John Cancalosi / Woolly Aphids {Eriosomatidae} New York, USA

John Cancalosi / Woolly Aphids {Eriosomatidae} New York, USA

Doug Wechsler / Beech blight aphid (Grylloprociphilus / Fagiphagus imbricator) on Beech tree, woolly aphids, Pennsylvania, USA

Kim Taylor / Woolly aphids covered in wax filaments {Aphididae} on douglas fir tree. UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Damage and nodules caused by Woolly aphids (Eriosoma lanigerum) feeding on the roots of apple tree, South Africa.