Large, wax-covered colonies of the North American aphid Grylloprociphilus imbricator (Fitch) are known to last over several months on exposed twigs of American Beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrhart). We ...

Aphids, those sap-sucking foes of gardeners, come in a variety of colours. We usually think of them as green, but pea aphids sometimes wear a fetching red ensemble. That may not strike you as ...

We have more than 500 species of aphid in the UK, in shades of red, yellow, black, green, brown or pink, some of which feed on specific plants, others which will suck the sap out of a wide host range.

Aphids are soft-bodied insects and are pear-shaped with two short cornicles (tubes) that protrude from the back end (abdomen). They are usually about 1/8-inch in length, so a 10x hand lens comes ...

This concept, that aphids with Hamiltonella endosymbionts were worse off than those without them in the absence of the wasps, was supported by prior lab experiments. But despite this expectation, the ...

Aphids are sentinels of climate change, researchers have shown. One of the UK's most damaging aphids -- the peach-potato aphid (Myzus persicae) -- has been found to be flying two weeks earlier for ...

They don't have eyes. Or ears. Or what we would call a nervous system. But plants can talk. And they listen. Let me show you how. First, we'll need a plant eater. This one's perfect: It's an aphid ...

Spruce aphids have been in Oregon since the 1920s and primarily feed on the coast and measure about 2 millimeters in length. They are found in the western part of the state year-round.