Your plants may be trying to tell you something. Spot this clue and it's time to take a closer look before a tiny pest turns ...

Woolly aphids aren't the same as true aphids, but they are in the same family. They have a waxy, cotton-like covering that ...

Also known as oleander aphids, milkweed aphids are not native to North America; they originated in the Mediterranean region. In their native land, these aphids primarily fed on oleander plants, but in ...

Aphids are small yet mighty. In the right conditions, these tiny creatures can be among the most destructive insect pests to crops and cultivated plants, making understanding aphids’ feeding process ...

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 ...

When oleander aphids infested tropical milkweed, monarch butterflies laid fewer eggs on the plants, and developing caterpillars were slower to mature, according to a new study. Tropical milkweed is a ...

Q. Help! I have aphids covering my newly planted vegetable plants. What can I do to rid my plants of this aphid hoard? I would like to use something organic. A. Aphids are a sucking insect that have ...

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Those aphids infesting your milkweed plants offer a surprising benefit. Newly published UC Davis research suggests that the honeydew produced by aphids on milkweed plants increases plant growth. “We ...