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Aphid

Common name for a harmful plant parasite in the family Aphididae, some species of which are vectors of plant virus diseases.

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Animals; Arthropods

A type of insect that feeds by sucking sap from plants. Aphids are small and have small bodies.

aphid
Plants; Plant pathology

Small, sucking insect of the family Aphididae (order Homoptera) that produces honeydew and injures plants when in large populations.

aphid
Animals; Insects

A small soft-bodied insect of the homopteran family Aphididae, whose members live on plant juices and include many plant pests,e.g. a greenfly or a blackfly.

aphids
Biology; Ecology

Soft-bodied insects that eat green leaves. Ants corral them and protect them from predators to milk them of the honeydew they excrete. Most gardeners consider them pests.

aphid
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Common name for a harmful plant parasite in the family Aphididae, some species of which are vectors of plant virus diseases.

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Small sap sucking insects. They infect foliage and are easily recognized by the sugary "honey dew" that they secrete that often attracts ants. Can be controlled by application of ...

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