You’ll generally see aphids near tender growing tips, rather than on older leaves. They also tend to feed on the leaf ...

Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about 5000 different species. They are only about ¼ inch in size and can be any ...

It’s such a joy to see your houseplants, vegetable garden, flowers—or whatever greenery you have, no matter how small—thrive and bloom. But occasionally, you discover a nasty little surprise: What the ...

The other day I received a nice email from a reader who modified his shop vacuum nozzle with duct tape so that he could use it to suck up aphids. He sent a picture of it in action and there were lots ...

Karyotype analysis of strains of the green peach aphid Myzus persicae evidenced several populations possessing rearranged chromosomes, also within single individuals. Interestingly, a fusion between ...

For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at dgill@agcenter.lsu.edu. I have some Japanese yew shrubs that are a couple of years old that I planted ...

Aphids seem to find their way into every garden. They feed on the plant’s sap and literally suck the life out of the plant. Most aphids in California's mild climate reproduce asexually (without mating ...

Karyotype is usually a stable feature of each species since chromosomal changes, if they occur, may contribute to the formation of barriers between populations causing the establishment of ...