aphid
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Apply a layer of mulch over the roots, water regularly and blast off any emerging aphid colonies with a powerful spray of the hose.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2022
However, the common aphid can easily be evicted with a vigorous jet of water and a little hand smushing.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2022
Viswanath Birje has been announced as the winner of the Royal Society of Biology's photography competition, for his image of ants feeding off honeydew excreted by a yellow aphid.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2021
Savoie, like most European wine regions, was devastated in the late 19th century by phylloxera, a ravenous aphid that preys on the roots of vitis vinifera, the species to which virtually all European grapevines belong.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2021
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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