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, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims Plants modulate defence signalling networks in response to different biotic stresses. The present study evaluated the ...

Three sympatric aphid species of European origin (Euceraphis betulae (Koch), Callipterinella calliptera (Hartig) and Betulaphis brevipilosa Börner) feed on Betula pendula Roth in northern California.

Q: The new growth at the ends of my roses came out small and curled. Now the same thing is happening to my Meyer lemon tree. A: This time of year, when it’s cool, are when aphids are a big problem on ...

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 ...

Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

River birch is a tough and adaptable native tree that is also a popular landscape plant throughout the south. If you notice some of the leaves on your river birch have become thickened, distorted, or ...

This monstrous-looking insect is an aphid feeding on a leaf. As the aphid feeds, it uses molecules in its saliva to alter the growth of the plant it’s feeding on to serve its own purposes. This ...