Art Kabelowsky, DNR Forest Health outreach and communications specialist
Arthur.Kabelowsky@wisconsin.gov or 608-335-0167

Dozens of garlic mustard aphids feed on the underside of a garlic mustard leaf in Michigan. The small, dark aphids, originally from Europe, have been found in Wisconsin and other states after first being discovered in Ohio in 2021. Photo: Rebecah Troutman, Holden Forests and Gardens, Kirtland, Ohio.
A new tool in the effort to fight invasive garlic mustard appears ready to make its move in Wisconsin.
The garlic mustard aphid, Lipaphis alliariae, has been moving westward after being discovered in Ohio in 2021. Since then, isolated populations have also been found in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan and Minnesota.