aphid

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The government is now authorising one type, thiamethoxam, to be used on sugar beet in England in 2022 because of the potential risk of yellows viruses, spread by aphids, which can severely damage crops.

From BBC

It turns out these little spotted beetles are hungry, hungry hippos when it comes to aphids — small sap-sucking insects that can wreak havoc on your indoor and outdoor plants.

From Salon

It’s based on the secretions of aphids and scale insects — which, as the authors tell us, “is actually not as disgusting as it first sounds.”

From Washington Post

This is trickier than it sounds, because aphids love to congregate on milkweed, and buyers are usually turned off by buggy plants at a nursery.

From Los Angeles Times

The Colorado potato beetle and disease-spreading aphids have flourished with the changing climate, said Jim Dill, pest management specialist at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension.

From Seattle Times