Key Points Aphids are tiny sap-sucking pests that quickly damage houseplants.Early infestations can be controlled with water, ...

Are your garden plants stunted, shriveled, yellowing, or curling at the leaves, despite your best efforts to keep them alive? Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large ...

When you buy a Christmas tree, you probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about the bugs that might have called it home at one point. But experts say little creepy-crawlies called aphids like to ...

You love caring for your plant babies in your garden and harvesting fresh fruits, veggies, herbs and flowers all summer. Although you diligently maintain your plants’ health, sometimes they can ...

Aphids are tiny insects that suck the sap from a houseplant's leaves. Neem oil and diatomaceous earth are the best organic solutions to use to rid plants of aphids. Keeping a plant healthy and ...

For pea aphids, the ability to go forth and multiply can depend on a single gene, according to new research. The gene isn't even in the insect -- it's in the tiny symbiotic bacteria housed inside ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 81, No. 3 (Sep., 1998), pp. 325-345 (21 pages) Eleven aphid species known to colonize peaches in the United States and one species not known from the United States are ...

Gardeners are being urged to sprinkle a rather unexpected ingredient onto their plants – washing up liquid. The suggestion, though somewhat baffling, is backed by experts. Gardening aficionado Ish, ...

The term "beneficial virus" sounds like an oxymoron. But pea aphids whose symbiotic bacteria have viral infections gain protection against parasitic wasps. Aphids without the infected bacteria were ...

It’s not often that Arnold Schwarzenegger gets compared to an aphid. An ant, maybe–many ants spend all day lifting heavy weights and defending the homeland. Unlike ants, bees, or Hollywood heroes, ...