In late summer or early autumn, where does the main density of the aphid population shift to facilitate sexual reproduction and egg laying?
Answer
Back towards the original primary woody hosts
Sexual forms often return to the specific woody plants, such as *Viburnum* or *Spiraea*, to mate and for the females to deposit the overwintering eggs.
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