aphid
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The supposed discovery of an aphid in the motel bed sends these two lonely people into a paranoid frenzy that Friedkin transforms into an alternate reality.
From New York Times • Aug. 7, 2023
On Friday, Lohman went in search of aphid experts who could chime in.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2023
If they grow too numerous—as happened with the aphid experiments—they deposit eggs all over the place.
From Science Magazine • Jul. 19, 2022
"Lady beetles are part of a healthy outdoor ecosystem that helps to manage aphid populations in certain settings," says Cory Tanner, Horticulture Program Team Director at Clemson University.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2022
All these hemlocks, and all the hemlocks everywhere along the trail and far beyond, are being killed by an aphid introduced accidentally from Asia in 1924.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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