According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, aphids are "small, soft-bodied insects that feed by sucking the nutrient-rich liquids out of plants. In large numbers, they can weaken plants significantly, ...

A: Aphids are annoying, damaging pests. They are tiny, smaller than an eighth of an inch long; they pierce the plants and suck out juices. They come in many colors: beige, black, green, orange, pink, ...

Aphids on tomato plants are the bane of many a gardener’s existence. While these tiny bugs may look fairly innocuous, tomato aphid damage can weaken the plant, open it up to disease, or even kill it ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 90, No. 3 (Sep., 2007), pp. 419-425 (7 pages) Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta (Buren) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), are abundant in many agroecosystems in the ...

Almost every gardener discovers aphids on their plants at one time or another. Before I get into what they are and how to control them, here is the most interesting thing about them: Female aphids are ...

Q. Help! I have aphids covering my newly planted vegetable plants. What can I do to rid my plants of this aphid hoard? I would like to use something organic. A. Aphids are a sucking insect that have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Closeup of aphids on the underside of a green lettuce leaf. - Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Of the 5000 species of aphids in ...

It’s been a great spring this year. Lots of rain and cool temperatures that have fostered lush growth, lots of long-lasting flowers and a hoard of aphid infestations. The WSU Master Gardener Plant ...

Warm weather and pest problems seem to go hand in hand, and this year is no exception. Over the past few weeks, the pest that we are getting the most questions on is the aphid. Aphid is typically ...

Woolly elm aphids leave their serviceberry hosts and the end of the summer and fly to elms where they'll lay their eggs in bark crevices to overwinter. (Courtesy photo) I planted a Red Lake Currant ...