@nprofile1q... Yeah, so many aphids. And, ivy aphids are not to be confused with the other black newbie aphids in town, *Aphis lugentis*, which showed up in NZ in 2023 and eats our groundsels (*Senecio* species). Those are black with all-black legs, while the ends of the legs of the ivy aphids are paler (and they eat ivies, not groundsels).