Monitor ant activity around your plants.

Apr 11, 2025 ... The melon, or cotton, aphid (Aphis gossypii) is green to black. In warm climates live young are produced all year, while in cooler areas there ... Apr 24, 2025 ... : any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants Aug 16, 2017 ... Farmer ants and their aphid herds ... Did You Know? ... Several species of ants have a special symbiotic relationship with aphids- they farm them! Dec 24, 2022 ... Observations, factoids, funny clips, and lots of bugs and other nature related images. An Awful Affinity for Aphids. Just as they suck the life out of many plants, they release sugary secretions onto plant leaves and stems, providing a feeding source for fungus and mold spores ... Jul 13, 2022 ... They're not too hard to get rid of. The key is to catch them early, and repeat spray. Out of the 60+ houseplants I have, only two of my hoyas got infested. Do aphids kill plants? Very rarely. Some aphids cause some leaf and bud distortion, they can spread plant viruses and you might see some honeydew on which a ... Jul 18, 2014 ... Aphids are attacking one of my apple trees and all of my grape vines. When I first saw them on my apple tree a few weeks ago, I sprayed them a couple of times ... Oct 4, 2021 ... Aphids, mealybugs and scales appear on plant parts in clusters and feed on the sweet sap by inserting a needle-like sucking tube into the plant ... Feb 4, 2025 ... Aphids ... Aphids damage a huge variety of host plants by sucking the juices from leaves and stems, causing discoloration, leaf curling, yellowing ...