Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about ...

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As for diseases, the best strategy is to start with disease-resistant cultivars. “Buy ‘fisherman roses,’” Pscheidt said. “The ...

Explore how aphids' rapid reproduction and resistance are changing pest control strategies, highlighting new research and challenges in agriculture.

Ants and aphids on a poplar leaf: When aphids infest plants, ants are often also present. The ants do not prey on the small insects, but are interested in their honeydew. In return, they even ...

Here are several common, good-for-your-garden insects that might surprise you: ...

A new mode-of-action insecticide has been approved for use in sugar beet, peas and beans, offering good control of aphids when used as part of an ...

Common houseplant pests include aphids, mealy bugs, fungus gnats and scale. How they find their way onto our plants varies from infected new plant purchases, as hitchhikers on plants that spend ...

INVESTIGATIONS have been carried out in Papua and New Guinea on a previously undescribed virus disease, Centrosema mosaic, which infects several tropical legumes.

aphids; root aphids; brown rats; deer mice; house mice) have major economic or ecological implications. We work on them under the premise that their biology and communication ecology is as intriguing ...