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Aphids are important herbivores of both wild and cultivated plants. Plants rely on unique mechanisms of recognition, signalling and defence to cope with the specialized mode of phloem feeding by ...

The warm, still weather of May is great for us and for many plants and animals, but some of these creatures are a nuisance. Each year aphids and other insects are poised, ready to start feeding on ...

Female aphids are matriarchs of a successful family operation — taking over your garden. Female aphids are the matriarchs of a successful family operation — taking over your garden. But don’t lose ...