What is this white stuff growing round the fruit of my "atis" tree?

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It isn't Aphids at all. It's pieces of the 'custard apple' from the higher branches. Remember the bat your saw circling your Atis tree last night and everyone told you it was after the insects, everyone except me that is. It attacked the fruit on the higher branches and at the same time dropped a lot of the fruit flesh.

shirley g

Either of these: aphids or honeydew from mealybugs. No, they can't be snow. White sand maybe.

For more on atis, check the following:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/4059/fruitdescriptions.html
http://www.gardenepic.com/blog/2007/08/28/how-to-grow-atis-sugar-apple
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/regions/view_article.php?article_id=45242

battgirl

Yes, that's Aphids. As I have said, we have an Atis tree by our porch. Very fertile and casts off it's rotted fruit and dead leaves. Told ya as well, makes good alternative to MJ. I've so long wondered why it hadn't caught trend. Heavenly Atis =)

Kerengkeng

dandruff

sweet water

Yes they are aphids, the metaphorical equivalent of the angst that ominously envelopes people, and like aphids infesting and feasting with delight on "atis" fruits, the anguish gnaws relentlessly without mercy into people. I think most everyone have aphids in their "atis" fruits at some point in time.

jongbong

zzz... "A" is for the atis tree around the christmas tree. hmmm... beer... zzz...

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It's an aphids, most common fruit lice...

stifler973

"amag?" in filipino...not quite sure

Juan C

ohh... I never heard of that 'aphids' before... I don't know... probably spider's web... jejeje... just kidding...

the truth hurts

sounds like aphids

kokey14

They are called "aphids".

Angel-ene

whoah!! PC you're a genius!!!

annabelle p

It's called Aphids. Be careful. Too much aphids will kill your tree. Spray some chemicals that will destroy your imaginary "snow" at once before it is too late. Remember, December is fast approaching, you might not have any branch lest twigs remaining on your "Christmas" tree.