For plant species that depend on animal-mediated pollination, reproduction hinges on adequate access to pollinators. Even in the presence of intact pollinator assemblages, negative interactions among ...

One of the weirdest things about pea aphids is their reproductive cycle. Most animals reproduce in one of two ways: asexually or sexually. But the pea aphid does not stick to just one type of ...

Symbiotic ants manipulate aphid reproduction rates to achieve a specific mix of green and red aphids, maintaining the inferior green aphids which produce the ants' favorite snack. Symbiotic ants ...

Aphids are very common in most home gardens and they can be one of the peskiest pests that you can find in your vegetable garden. Aphids have tiny (adults are under a quarter inch), soft pear-shaped ...

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 ...

WORTHINGTON, Minn. — Round Lake farmer Tom Wiese pointed out a winged aphid on the underside of a leaf in his soybean field, as crops specialist Liz Stahl looked on. Aphid populations across southwest ...

WORTHINGTON -- Rural Round Lake farmer Tom Wiese pointed out a winged aphid on the underside of a leaf in his soybean field Wednesday morning, as crops specialist Liz Stahl, of the Regional Extension ...

URBANA - This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans developed by University of Illinois researchers that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the ...

NORTHFIELD, Minn. -- Spring isn't the only thing looming around the corner; soybean aphids that have been overwintering will be hatching in the next few months. "Don't assume that '03 is going to tell ...

Aphids are tiny insects that suck the sap from a houseplant's leaves. Neem oil and diatomaceous earth are the best organic solutions to use to rid plants of aphids. Keeping a plant healthy and ...

Symbiotic ants manipulate aphid reproduction rates to achieve a specific mix of green and red aphids, maintaining the inferior green aphids which produce the ants' favorite snack. Ants and aphids ...