Aphids or plant lice are insect pests found world-wide. They attack almost every garden and greenhouse crop.
Aphids are not choosy – if it’s green they attack.
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Aphid infestation feeding on the underside of leaf | Federico Massa-Adobe[/caption]These are small, soft bodied pests with many species. Some are green in color, but also black, red, pink, brown, and yellow.
They destroy plants as they feed. Aphids thrust the sharp-nosed stylet on their beaks into the plant cells and suck out the sap.
The plant suffers in a loss of vitality with discolored foliage, curling leaves, and distorted buds.
Some aphids have a fine waxy covering giving a mealy appearance. Other aphids have waxen threads and appear woolly.
They multiply fast but spread slowly to other plants.
Aphids are usually wingless. The winged ones spread these pests to other plants rapidly.
Aphids also spread plant diseases like the mosaic virus. They secrete honeydew a sweet, sticky substance, that coats leaves and can cause
sooty mold.
Blasting infected plants with a strong spray of water often knocks them off the plant.
Make sure to catch the undersides of the leaves as well. If water does not work try Neem Oil insecticide.
Check out some of the aphid types that attack your plants along with specific control.
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