This monstrous-looking insect is an aphid feeding on a leaf. As the aphid feeds, it uses molecules in its saliva to alter the growth of the plant it’s feeding on to serve its own purposes. This ...

Typically measuring 2 to 4 millimeters in length, these pests can be challenging to spot as they often hide beneath leaves.

Aphids are soft-bodied insects that feed on the sap of plants, which weakens their growth and leads to issues like wilting, ...

Your trees are good examples of this. These are aphids. Leaf feeding by aphids generally doesn’t affect the health of trees, but it can affect their appearance. Like many aphid species on woody ...

"The pest pressure in the trial was high too, increasing from 20 to around 80 aphids per leaf in the untreated control." Excellent results were also recorded with CHESS insecticide in a silverleaf ...