| 单词 | aphid |
| 例句 | The loudly buzzing syrphid fly, often mistaken for a bee, lays its eggs on leaves of aphis-infested plants; the hatching larvae then consume immense numbers of aphids. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z 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. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Literally hundreds of aphids are consumed by a single ladybug to stoke the little fires of energy which she requires to produce even a single batch of eggs. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Applied to seeds, either by soaking or in a coating combined with carbon, they extend their effects into the following plant generation and produce seedlings poisonous to aphids and other sucking insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The adult lacewing feeds mostly on plant nectars and the honeydew of aphids, and in time she lays her eggs, each on the end of a long stalk which she fastens to a leaf. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Ladybugs or lady beetles are among the most effective destroyers of aphids, scale insects, and other plant-eating insects. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z But today, even moths and aphids sounded appetizing. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z Each may consume several hundred aphids before the ceaseless turning of the cycle of its life brings the time when it will spin a white silken cocoon in which to pass the pupal stage. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z She bent and flicked away a green aphid that had perched on her dress before she walked away. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z If the plants in somebody’s garden suddenly withered or became infested with mites and aphids, the owner of that garden had a tendency to blame Cleofes Apodaca’s evil eye. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Six species of cotton insects, along with an assortment of thrips, fruit moths, leaf hoppers, caterpillars, mites, aphids, wireworms, and many others now are able to ignore the farmer’s assault with chemical sprays. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z From these emerge her children — strange, bristled larvae called aphis lions, which live by preying on aphids, scales, or mites, which they capture and suck dry of fluid. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z My centrioles, basal bodies, and probably a good many other more obscure tiny beings at work inside my cells, each with its own special genome, are as foreign, and as essential, as aphids in anthills. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into wars, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The top is shaved off and a television relay station lunges at the sky and feeds a ner-vous picture to thousands of tiny houses clustered like aphids beside the roads. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Several natural enemies of the spotted alfalfa aphid, an accidental import from the Middle East, are credited with saving the California alfalfa industry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Others plod methodically along a stem, plucking off and devouring sedentary insects like the aphids. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z His protagonist is Corvina Guerra, a “flying winemaker” consultant for a company called Universal Wines — no red flags there — who discovers an infestation of the vine-killing phylloxera aphid in an Italian vineyard. Pair these wine-centric novels with a good vintage for a taste of mystery, romance and an escape from the pandemic 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z “The Nigerian blend did not get one aphid on it, and they were planted right next to the American blend, which was covered in aphids,” Else reported. Fresno’s Freedom School is changing the narrative on farming for black youth 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z According to Scientific American, the FDA’s limit on aphids in hops is 2,500 aphids per 10 grams of hops, or about 5 percent of the total weight of the hops. Are there wasps in the figs we eat? The answer is 'maybe' 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z This part of Australia is free of phylloxera, the ravenous aphid that preys on the roots of vinifera, the European vine species that accounts for virtually all the classic wine grapes. Zen and the Art of Australian Winemaking 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z Recall the reverent absorption of the 19th-century naturalists, whom Schwartz herself writes about: Charles Bonnet, reverently absorbed in a single aphid. Can Drugs Help Us Focus? Casey Schwartz, You Better Watch Your Speed 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Many wasp species will find the aphid and scale insects in trees and shrubs. Can a garden be too bee-friendly? This proved a seemingly perfect way of targeting the aphids, flea beetles, weevils, worms or whatever pest was sucking the sap or munching on the leaves. A common pesticide may be a menace to pollinators. Know how to protect them. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And with good reason: They eat a number of environmentally destructive pests, including aphids. Events for Children in NYC This Week 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The corn rootworm, the Colorado potato beetle and soybean aphids all thrive best on the crops that give them their names. Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z A dry summer and an EU ban on nicotinoid pesticides means that a plague of aphids is upon us. Kale crisis: aphids could destroy the superfood-smoothie revolution 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z No matter how many pesticides you use, if you get the wrong weather conditions or you get an infestation of aphids or whatever, you're smaller than nature. Foals on Holy Fire: 'We were inspired by voodoo' 2013-04-25T17:11:02Z "A lot of times, the flowers attract beneficial insects and then those beneficial insects will eat some of the pests like aphids," she says, recommending the book "Vegetables Love Flowers." 8 gardening tips from Instagram and TikTok 2021-08-21T04:00:00Z But Cranshaw and Shetlar tell us that its larvae “are particularly important in controlling aphid infestations early and late in the season, when many other predators are not active.” Shifting toward a greater understanding of bugs – the good and the bad 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z 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. Nine Provocative William Friedkin Movies to Stream 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z A simple spray of water will work against aphids and mites. Perspective | Fall is prime tree planting season, but what about next spring’s cicada eruption? 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z A strong hose spray will reduce the number of aphids and spider mites. The food industry isn’t going to ditch pesticides any time soon, but you can in your own garden 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z Doing so will also help to control powdery mildew, as well as aphids and other pests. Resolve to grow a better rosemary plant. Your dinner guests will thank you. 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z Since the 19th century, when a plague of phylloxera ravaged most of Europe’s grapevines, the solution was to graft the European vines onto American roots, which are immune to the aphid. The Grape From Manchuela 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z There's a good deal of straightforward information: what flatworms and moths and aphids look like, their habits and histories, and many pages of photographs and illustrations. Bugs Britannica by Peter Marren, edited by Richard Mabey 2010-06-11T23:15:00Z The naturalist Charles Bonnet famously spent 21 days contemplating a single aphid. Can Drugs Help Us Focus? Casey Schwartz, You Better Watch Your Speed 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Sandy soils, as in this vineyard in the Jumilla region of southeastern Spain, are intolerable to phylloxera, the aphid that started to eat its way through European vineyards in the 19th century. 12 Wines Under $12: How Low Can You Go and Still Find Values? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Granted, I’m a food adventurer, but knowing about aphids isn’t going to stop me from making refreshing beer margaritas, one of my favorite summer mashup recipes…tequila worm, aphids and all. Are there wasps in the figs we eat? The answer is 'maybe' 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z One inescapable truth of growing milkweeds: They attract aphids. A gardener’s guide to saving the monarch 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Even if the sender plant gains little or nothing by alerting its plant neighbors after the aphids arrive, the fungal network benefits by keeping the healthy plants alive. Whether You’re Making a Meal or Cleaning an Oil Spill, There’s a Fungus for That 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z There’s a war going on out there — aphids, blight and other scourges too numerous to mention vs. Iowa exudes a decency that even politics can’t undo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z They draw spider mites and aphids, both dealt with by hosing off the plant regularly, especially the undersides of the leaves. The sultry plant that will break your heart 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Just as effective, and less messy, is to blast the aphids off with a hose-end nozzle. Q&A: Help with aphids and pea leaf weevils 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z Surveying the scene with rows of hexagonal eyes, this faceted hulk squats at the back of a new piazza like a supersized robot aphid, come to take over the city. Leeds Arena: giant mint helmet or technicolour dreamboat? 2013-04-25T11:23:00Z Hence the modified “el kabotski” technique consists of using your fingers to rub and squish the aphids to turn them into aphid marmalade. Q&A: Help with aphids and pea leaf weevils 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z I dislike yellow jackets but know other wasps as a class gardeners call “beneficials” — tiny helpers that take care of a host of plant pests, from aphids to destructive larvae. Can a garden be too bee-friendly? And don’t even get him started on the aphids. A Book That Will Make You Terrified of Your Own House 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Japanese beetles, slugs, and aphids are your top three suspects when it comes to bugs on basil. How to grow basil, summer’s favorite herb 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z 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 Savoie, White Wines That Refresh Like Mountain Air 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z Although some species are pests or nurture pests such as aphids, ants with their highly organized colonies are essential members of the soil biosphere. The zoo beneath our feet: We’re only beginning to understand soil’s hidden world 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z Lady beetles are happy to gobble up the aphids on your plants. The gardener’s little helper 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z Phylloxera, the aphid that ravaged European vineyards, devastated Priorat in the late 19th century. Priorat Reds Raise the Question: Style or Identity? 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z These creatures are often found on Christmas trees, and a certain type — Cinara aphids — are sometimes mistaken for spiders or ticks. Fresh Christmas trees can be crawling with spiders, mites and other bugs: What you need to know 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z In a milkweed seed-farm field in the Midwest, he recalls witnessing a cloud of aphids descend on the breeze, as if tuned in by GPS to the emerging crops’ location. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z They performed comparative analysis with tsetse flies and aphids, which do likewise, to unravel the genomic basis underlying this transition from laying eggs to birthing babies. What do new moms and roaches have in common? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z Turns out birds love to eat aphids, carpenter ants, termites, and all types of potential pests. Weasels and bees and more: Sustaining nature in our yards nurtures us | Op-Ed 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z While he is not an aphid expert — there are very few — Lohman said the swarms are unusual, given that aphids don’t usually come out in New York City until after summer. First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Dr. Corrie Moreau, a Cornell University professor in entomology, who looked at images of the insects, which can be green or white, said she believed they were aphids. First the Smoke. Then the Bugs. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Parthenogenesis occurs in invertebrates such as water fleas, rotifers, aphids, stick insects, and ants, wasps, and bees. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z They found that the biological changes that allow beetle mimic cockroaches to give birth to live young are similar to those found in aphids and tsetse flies, demonstrating convergent evolution, Benoit said. What do new moms and roaches have in common? 2023-10-20T04:00:00Z “There are many ant species that protect aphids that live in plants in exchange for honeydew. Branches serve as bridges that afford ants a convenient way right into your house,” Crawley said. How to rid your house of ants (and prevent them from entering in the first place) 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z On Friday, Lohman went in search of aphid experts who could chime in. First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “It is unusual that there are so many of these aphids swarming this year,” she said. First the Smoke. Then the Bugs. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Alternatively, a brief soak in a bowl of salty water can dislodge those stubborn aphids. What is salt burn in plants and how do I fix it? 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z If using a systemic pesticide, now is a good time to dose with that to get a jump on aphids, mites, and mealybugs. Before repotting your houseplants, check out this advice 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Without predators, plant eaters such as aphids and caterpillars are free to gorge. Essential insects in East Asia have declined massively, study finds 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “The smoke might be allowing aphids to remain abundant longer into summer than normal,” Jensen said. First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z The mild winter and moisture from a recent rainy spring helped more flowers and plants grow, which could have made the aphids go into reproductive mode. First the Smoke. Then the Bugs. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z A related concern is how to remove aphids and other clingy insects from craggy vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. What is salt burn in plants and how do I fix it? 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Permission to use a neonicotinoid on sugar beet seeds has been given to protect the crop from a particularly damaging virus spread by aphids. Bee-harming pesticide use given emergency authorisation 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z As the top levels of the food chain disappear, the lower levels — such as aphids and caterpillars — overindulge on their food sources, throwing plants out of balance, too. Essential insects in East Asia have declined massively, study finds 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z “Many aphids slow down or stop reproduction in the heat of summer.” First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z He said he had not heard of similar aphid hordes in Canada, either related to the smoke or not. First the Smoke. Then the Bugs. 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z In the United Kingdom, destructive aphids are feeding on more plant species as the spring heat prompts them to lay eggs earlier. Hungry and on the march as the climate heats up: Termites in Australia 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Next to them on a smaller plot, seedlings of the traditional variety are shorter, less lush and are being attacked by aphids. Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z His football meetings were broken up with talks about movies, woolly aphids, dangerous snakes and whatever else came to Leach’s mind. Remembering Mike Leach for his compassion, curiosity and comedy 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z “The appearance of all these aphids signal something great: New York is organic!” he said. First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s usually just some insect — often an aphid, midge or wasp — setting up housekeeping or building a nursery to raise their young. Those weird marks on your leaves? Here’s how to decipher them 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Red coloration makes the aphids a lot more conspicuous to predators, but evidence suggests that red aphids are more resistant to insecticides than green ones. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z It gets covered with powdery mildew and aphids every summer. A Ciscoe Morris Q&A on some standout summertime flowers 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z Then, as space became scarce on the plants, something unexpected happened: The big-eyed bugs stopped attacking the aphids and began to hunt one another, devouring hordes of their own eggs. Why some animals turn cannibal 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z “If pesticide use was widespread, there wouldn’t be this many aphids.” First smoke, now aphids. New Yorkers deal with their latest natural invasion 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Ruthlessly, the ManhattAnt eats other insects — as well as a substance called honeydew, “a sugary secretion made by aphids and tree pests,” Ms. Kennett said. In N.Y.C. Apartments, the Ants Go Marching Up 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Parthenogenesis occurs in invertebrates such as water flees, rotifers, aphids, stick insects, some ants, wasps, and bees. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Apply a layer of mulch over the roots, water regularly and blast off any emerging aphid colonies with a powerful spray of the hose. A Ciscoe Morris Q&A on some standout summertime flowers 2022-07-23T04:00:00Z If they grow too numerous—as happened with the aphid experiments—they deposit eggs all over the place. Why some animals turn cannibal 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z It has been introduced at Morley Farms, near Wymondham, Norfolk, in an attempt to protect sugar beet from aphids. Beet farm near Wymondham in colour-based aphid pest trial 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z They might have been attracted to the area by the promise of food, as nearby evidence of grain processing would have brought in beetles and aphids, which frogs are known to eat. Frog bones found in Cambridgeshire Iron Age ditch baffle experts 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z Phylloxera, a pest related to aphids, destroyed many vineyards in France at the end of the 19th century. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Even the yucky aphids that inhabited the garden didn’t spoil the memory. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Sexism in soccer coverage crops up again 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Maybe you will be empowered by tweaking the ratio of nitrogen to phosphorous or by introducing lady bugs to eat the aphids, but this is a level of commitment most didn’t sign up for. Perspective | What my garden taught me about infertility 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Scientists hope to find out if the camo-crops deter aphids from landing on the sugar beet and, if they do, which colours prove most effective. Beet farm near Wymondham in colour-based aphid pest trial 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z However, the common aphid can easily be evicted with a vigorous jet of water and a little hand smushing. The essential spring care guide for your houseplants 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The reduction in the yield of soybeans is plotted against leaf area removed by two insects, beetles and aphids. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z In each ecosystem, the plant served as food for two species of aphids, which in turn fed a parasitoid wasp. A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Chickens would mean vet bills, constant vigilance against predators, daily chores, surrendering the garden greens that would be devoured right along with the aphids. Never scramble for meal ideas when you buy fresh eggs by the dozens 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z He said the farm has to cope with "lots of things all of the time, principally the weather, but also weeds, and particularly aphids come and attack the crops and transfer virus into the crop". Beet farm near Wymondham in colour-based aphid pest trial 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z 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. UK allows emergency use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z On the other hand, aphids have acquired the ability to make the carotenoids on their own. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Some of the experimental ecosystems had more variation in the number of genetic combinations than others; the researchers watched to see how well plants, aphids and wasps would coexist in each scenario. A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z 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. Um, why are people releasing ladybugs inside their homes? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z He said the organisation was also trialling other methods such as increasing ladybirds and planting a grass from New Zealand which releases chemicals that kill aphids. Beet farm near Wymondham in colour-based aphid pest trial 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z 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.” Review | An up-close look at the secret lives of wild honey bees 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Genes necessary to make this pigment are present in certain fungi, and scientists speculate that aphids acquired these genes through HGT after consuming fungi for food. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Increasing genetic diversity helped the insects because it increased the likelihood of the aphids encountering plants with this one critical gene variant. A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z A single lady bug can eat up to 5,000 aphids in its lifetime, making them a useful ally if you have an infestation. Um, why are people releasing ladybugs inside their homes? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z 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. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z 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. Researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z If the infestation is small enough, aphids generally won’t hurt a plant, but the small marks they leave behind after piercing plants can be an eyesore. How to deal with bugs, mites and other common houseplant pests 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Also surprising was the mechanism by which the AOP2 allele impacted the aphids. A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z "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. Um, why are people releasing ladybugs inside their homes? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Some nonorganic wholesalers use systemic pesticides to keep aphids and other unattractive bugs off their young plants, but the caterpillars who eat those plants also get sick and/or die, Pelton said. He spends his days counting monarch butterflies in L.A. He could use your help 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Raupp added they may be particularly numerous this year because it “was generally a good year for prey like aphids with all of the rainfall and lush vegetation” Asian lady beetles are swarming the Mid-Atlantic thanks to warm fall weather 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z 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. Ants feeding off honeydew wins the Royal Society of Biology's photo prize 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z This in turn allowed the aphids, as well as the wasps that relied on them for food, to become larger faster. A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z "Most houseplant situations don't support large enough populations of aphids to support lady beetles for more than a few days," says Tanner. Um, why are people releasing ladybugs inside their homes? 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Neonicotinoids are insecticides designed to kill a broad spectrum of chewing and sucking insects, from sap suckers like aphids to leaf-chomping beetles. What you need to start planting and stop spraying to keep bees healthy and happy 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z According to Raupp, as early as 1916, multicolored Asian lady beetles were introduced into the United States from Asia to control garden pests such as aphids. Asian lady beetles are swarming the Mid-Atlantic thanks to warm fall weather 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z For example, ladybugs and lacewings feed on aphids, scale insects and mites. Seattle’s hotter summers call for landscaping that’s drought-tolerant | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z “The aphids that feed on the plant are actually able to get bigger, and they’re able to reproduce more quickly, so their populations are able to grow faster,” Barbour explains. A Single Gene in One Species Can Cause Other Species to Go Extinct 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Sometimes aphids will find a begonia, but they aren’t hard to eradicate. Begonias are booming: Try these tips to grow them indoors or outside 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z “They are small and delicate, about the size of an aphid or small ant,” wrote Dan Gruner, also an entomology professor at the University of Maryland. Cicada eggs are showing red eyes, with the next generation moments from hatching 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z During a lady beetle’s lifetime, the insect can devour thousands of aphids. Asian lady beetles are swarming the Mid-Atlantic thanks to warm fall weather 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z Will planting these shrubs in the same place as the infested shrubs cause them to become infested with aphids? Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Cicadas, on the other hand, are part of the order Hemiptera, or true bugs, and are more closely related to aphids and leafhoppers. Perspective | Five myths about Brood X cicadas 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Look for aphids, imported cabbage butterfly larvae and other pesky critters on the underside of the leaves. Is it time to plant vegetable gardens in Oregon? What about tomatoes? 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z But if you’re fighting tiny pests with limited mobility, like aphids, mites, flea beetles and whiteflies, Ms. Walliser recommends planting the trap crop very close, in alternate rows with the crop you want to protect. Why Diversity Is an Advantage in a Vegetable Plot 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z Milkweeds are the monarch caterpillar’s sole food, but they are also a magnet to orange-colored aphids, which are unsightly but harmless to the plant and caterpillars, growers say. Monarch butterfly fans are clamoring for native milkweed. Here are 8 places to buy it 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z A: In fresh spring growth, hollies can attract aphids, which secrete a sugary substance named honeydew. Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z “You don’t want to kill a ladybug, because a ladybug is very helpful against aphids,” he said. Drones vs moths: Dutch company tech solution to kill moths 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z “You don’t want to kill a ladybug, because a ladybug is very helpful against aphids,” he said. Drones vs moths: Dutch company tech solution to kill moths 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z Flowers of dill, fennel, cilantro, parsley and chervil may attract predators of various species of aphids and caterpillars, luring helpers like parasitic wasps, tachinid flies, ladybugs and lacewings. Why Diversity Is an Advantage in a Vegetable Plot 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z The aphids may look unsightly, but they won’t really hurt the plant or the caterpillars, experts say. 6 ways Californians can help save the iconic Monarch butterfly 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z About five years ago they developed a sooty coating near their centers and I read that this is a result of aphids. Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z They’re now the most widely used pesticides in the world, effective against aphids and leafhoppers and a wide range of worms, beetles, and borers. These widely used insecticides may be a threat to mammals too 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z But following Brexit, the government approved their emergency use to combat a crop disease spread by aphids. Legal threat over bee-harming pesticide use 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Cosmos help against aphids, too, particularly around brassicas like broccoli and cauliflower. Why Diversity Is an Advantage in a Vegetable Plot 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z It's not something that growers want to use, even on the native species, but there are years, say for example that there might be a severe aphid attack. Does your Christmas tree have pesticides, and how dangerous are they? 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The remedy is to do what you can to counter the aphids, either by simple squirts from the garden hose or with insecticidal soap. Expert advice on crowded gardens and alternative lawn ideas 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z This veritable bird buffet of sugars and protein, which sounds so much nicer than aphids on the roses, is exactly what birds need when nesting and raising their young. How to create a garden for the birds (pro tip: keep kitties inside) 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z The government says it allowed the use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam because of the "potential danger" to the sugar beet crop from beet yellows virus, which is spread by aphids. Legal threat over bee-harming pesticide use 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z Pro tip: Hose off aphids as soon as they appear and plant over several weeks to prolong harvests. The 12 fruits and vegetables you should plant right now 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Tip: String of bananas is prone to aphids, so watch the tips of the plants for insects. The 10 best hanging plants for creating an indoor jungle 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z And aphids have been an issue on some of the plants. Fruit, veggies grow all year in this Nebraska greenhouse 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z She will bring in ladybugs, which eat aphids, or praying mantises to help deal with pests. Royalty visits Greenwood’s gardens as monarchs migrate 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z How to eradicate the woodchucks, the chipmunks, the aphids, the slugs? Op-Ed: What Josie and I learned from Wilbur the pig, Marmota and life and death in a small garden 2020-08-16T04:00:00Z A reflective plastic mulch, for example, keeps aphids at bay. Gardening: How to reach a truce in the war with weeds 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z Now is the time spider mites, aphids and other garden nasties will devour your precious plants. Why plant sales are soaring, even at nurseries closed due to coronavirus 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z “I started growing cotton because of sugar cane aphid in the milo,” Dillon said. Cotton gains momentum in Kansas ag markets 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Yet by 2008, the bollworm sized hole in the ecosystem opened a new niche for non-target pests like aphids and whiteflies. For India’s cotton farmers, cooperatives — not technology — offer stability 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z Buchnera, for example, has genes that enable it to make amino acids not available from sap or from the aphid's own metabolism, compensating for the insect's poor diet. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Many of their relatives feed on dead plants, while some infect insects — mostly a group called hemipterans, which includes aphids and cicadas. After This Fungus Turns Ants Into Zombies, Their Bodies Explode 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z One records the white speckle of aphid eggs on a patch of leaves. In Patty Wickman's mesmerizing paintings, scenes ripe with meaning 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z He recommends getting diatomaceous earth, a natural substance that helps a lot with aphids. Tips to help trees thrive all year | Provided by Eastside Tree Works 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Many hoverfly species pollinate crops, he notes, and their larvae consume aphids, which are pests of wheat and other crops. Half a billion hoverflies migrate to the United Kingdom each year. The benefits to farmers are huge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Her work on psyllids, aphids, and other sap-sucking insects has uncovered intricate, intertwined relationships with internal bacteria, which help them survive on a meager diet of plant juices. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The post received more than 1,000 retweets and generated comments such as “better than locusts” and “get those aphids!” from members of the public. California ladybug swarm dozens of miles wide shows up on radar 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z In the early summer, once the aphid numbers decline, beetles become hungry and migrate to higher elevations, according to the UC program. High-flying ladybug swarm shows up on National Weather Service radar 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Take the lacewings, an insect group that today preys on ants and aphids. Fossils in Burmese amber offer an exquisite view of dinosaur times—and an ethical minefield 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Perhaps more importantly, the larvae of hoverflies eat about 20% of the aphids in an average wheat field—a total of 6 trillion aphids, the researchers estimate. Half a billion hoverflies migrate to the United Kingdom each year. The benefits to farmers are huge 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Using various aphid fossils to date the trees, they found that the partnership began some 200 million years ago. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Ladybugs, also called ladybird beetles, are considered beneficial by gardeners as they feast on aphids, spider mites and mealy bugs. California ladybug swarm dozens of miles wide shows up on radar 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Female aphids born in summer reproduce asexually, by cloning themselves, whereas those born in autumn lay eggs. CRISPR gene-editing creates wave of exotic model organisms 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Once an invader pierces the gall, the aphid soldiers lay down beads of a thick, milky fluid from their abdomens and don’t stop until they seal the breach. These suicidal aphids repair their home with their own bodily fluids 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Every time you load a wheelbarrow to the top or pick an aphid off a rosebush, think of Behnke’s. Perspective | Talk about a farm team: Loudoun County is handing out farmer trading cards 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z By sequencing the genomes of various aphid species and their Buchnera, Baumann and Moran built family trees for both organisms, and found that the microbes had diversified in step with the insects. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z This combination means the aphids, which transmit viruses, are attacking much younger plants. Insects have ‘no place to hide’ from climate change, study warns 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z He says tawny crazy ants do eat those larvae, but are also known to protect aphids and other small, sucking insects that damage crops. Tawny crazy ants pushing fire ants out of sugar cane fields 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z The most common pests intercepted are species of aphids, thrips, moths, miner flies and mites. LAX inspectors stop pests in imported Valentine’s flowers 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z But there are also big gaps in knowledge, with very little known about many flies, ants, aphids, shield bugs and crickets. Plummeting insect numbers 'threaten collapse of nature' 2019-02-10T05:00:00Z She and Japanese colleagues later identified one way aphid endosymbionts cope with the decay: by making a lot of heat shock proteins, which can help stabilize faulty proteins produced from the mutated genes. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Horticultural oil smothers insect eggs, aphids, mealy bugs, scale and other overwintering critters. What to do in the garden in January? Plenty. Here are 26 ideas 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z A spring-green aphid clambers over a clot of soil, busily making its way to the shelter of a forest of plants in the distance. An Insect Flees Danger. Suddenly, It Picks Up a Tiny Hitchhiker. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The end goal will be to conduct large, contained greenhouse demonstrations in which maize and tomato plants are infected by viruses transported by insects such as leafhoppers, whiteflies and aphids. Opinion | A Pentagon program involving insects comes with risks — and huge potential 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z French wheat growers, for example, relied on neonicotinoids, which are coated on seeds, to protect the plants against aphids and leaf hoppers. France’s decade-old effort to slash pesticide use failed. Will a new attempt succeed? 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, living in the protected environment of the aphid's specialized bacteria-carrying cells, Buchnera has lost essential genes, so it has to rely on the aphid to make up for those losses. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The program currently envisions three types of pestiferous insects as allies: aphids, leafhoppers and whiteflies. The Pentagon is studying an insect army to defend crops. Critics fear a bioweapon. 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Then, they held a potted plant bearing a thriving colony of aphids over the arena, shook it gently, and exhaled on it, prompting the insects to drop. An Insect Flees Danger. Suddenly, It Picks Up a Tiny Hitchhiker. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The program envisions three types of pestiferous insects as allies: aphids, leafhoppers and whiteflies. Insect army could defend crops, but critics raise bioweapon fears 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z The Russian wheat aphid is a good example because “the populations are absolutely insane … they are born pregnant,” Merrill said. Global warming could spur more and hungrier crop-eating bugs 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z In aphids, a symbiont makes the insect less susceptible to parasitic wasps by carrying a virus that's toxic to the wasp's young. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z We might as well call an oil derrick or an aphid “intelligent”. Franken-algorithms: the deadly consequences of unpredictable code 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z With cameras rolling and the clock ticking, the researchers watched the aphids begin their march to shelter. An Insect Flees Danger. Suddenly, It Picks Up a Tiny Hitchhiker. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z The program envisions three types of insects as allies: aphids, leafhoppers and whiteflies, which routinely spread viruses among plants. Insect army could defend crops, but critics raise bioweapon fears 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z So-called neonicotinoid pesticides protect crops against pests such as aphids by blocking receptors in the insects’ brains—paralyzing and killing them. A new pesticide may be as harmful to bees as the old one 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Other symbionts improve the aphid host's tolerance for high temperatures, enabling it to thrive in new environments. A love of insects and their microbial partners helped this biologist reveal secrets of symbiosis 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Now that it's established, Heimpel's group is studying whether native aphid populations are in danger. Scientists spent years on a plan to import this wasp to kill stinkbugs. Then it showed up on its own 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z But experiments with groups of aphids whose members were closely related and groups with a variety of different genetic backgrounds showed no difference in the behavior. An Insect Flees Danger. Suddenly, It Picks Up a Tiny Hitchhiker. 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Banging good time to visit too because it’s constantly warm, bordering on insane, and the humidity clings to you like aphids to a marigold. A toast to New Orleans, the place it all began for us 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Luckily, so are ladybugs, which prey on aphids and keep them in check. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Toward the end of the season the beans will become even more firm, the pods occasionally having rust-colored spots due to aphids or other maturing of the plant; no need to worry about the spots. Why — and how — to cook and enjoy fava beans while they’re in season 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z "A lot of people don't care about native aphids," he says. Scientists spent years on a plan to import this wasp to kill stinkbugs. Then it showed up on its own 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Like aphids, lanternflies feed on plant sap and excrete most of the carbohydrates they consume in the form of honeydew — a sticky, syrupy liquid. Lanternflies Eat Everything in Sight. The U.S. Is Looking Delicious. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z The worst thing about growing Brussels sprouts is that huge populations of aphids often find their way into them. How to plant and grow yummy kohlrabi, broccoli, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower starts 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z However, some aphids contain a substance that’s much more toxic to this aggressive invader than to the other ladybugs. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Adult green lacewings are dainty, delicate little insects, “but as kids they are just terrors,” Prudic says, particularly to aphids. Meet the Beetles that Harvest Fog in the Desert 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Similar studies in aphids and water fleas have confirmed that rapid evolution can affect characteristics of populations, such as how fast they grow. How Warp-Speed Evolution Is Transforming Ecology 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z In some of the cubes, beetles, slugs, pea aphids and 18 species of plant muddled along for 5 years, isolated from the outside world. The dark side of light: how artificial lighting is harming the natural world 2018-01-15T05:00:00Z Workers there say while they were planting trees, the farm owner was simultaneously spraying toxic chemicals like Dimethoate 400, a toxic herbicide used to kill mites and aphids. Christmas tree cutters' labor fight shines light on holiday season's forgotten workers 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z As a result, researchers show in a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, these aphids may provide refuge to the other ladybug species by killing off their common enemy. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z He spends hours researching natural and effective pesticides to deal with aphids. An Entrepreneur With Autism Finds His Own Path 2017-11-27T05:00:00Z They discovered a new compound that was more than 100 times as effective at killing crop pests, such as aphids. The bitter battle over the world’s most popular insecticides 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z One such effect is that being tapped by dodder may allow viruses to spread between plants via their parasite in much the same way that plant-sucking insects called aphids and mealybugs transmit disease. Parasite Can Pass Warnings between Co-Joined Hosts 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z Stick insects, aphids, and some ants and wasps also reproduce asexually. 1 beetle may have brought lethal tree disease now across SE 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z The aphids in the study, which are themselves invasive, are all from the same species and all look exactly the same. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The survey revealed that an ordinary home contains up to 200 types of bugs, a thriving ecosystem of carpet beetles, aphids, cockroaches, paper wasps, spiders and silverfish. The Beers and the Bees: Pollinators Provide a Different Kind of Brewer's Yeast 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Finally, there’s one more reason to attract hummingbirds to your garden: They help control aphids and other insect pests. How to create a haven for hummingbirds 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Bertram initially tried growing peas and leafy greens outside his home using hydroponics, but the crop was quickly overwhelmed by pests, including white flies and aphids. Oregon master gardener embraces hydroponics 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z Russian wheat aphids did considerable economic damage, though the bugs were apparently imported accidentally along with the wheat. Analysis | The insect warfare on ‘The Americans’ isn’t all that outlandish 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z Dr. Lenhart’s team studied the aphids and ladybugs in the laboratory as well as in a more realistic setting. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Cramer said he also plans to do research looking at sorghum and the sugarcane aphid. Kansas State teams with ag research sites 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that are widely used to kill off aphids and other bugs. A Bee Mogul Confronts the Crisis in His Field 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z For example, many samples contained DNA from tiny plant-eating aphids, ladybugs that eat them, and parasitic wasps that lay their eggs in aphids. Scientists just completed a census of the creepy crawlies that live in our homes 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z As a possible cause, researchers point to the aphid diet of plant sap: The liquid tends to be uniform in composition and composed of simple molecules, so perhaps aphids just don’t need these specialized organs. 5 Times Evolution Ran in ‘Reverse’ 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z In a field they put both toxic and nontoxic aphids on plants, and also added Asian lady beetle larvae to some to see what would occur over the course of ten days. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z One is what is affecting farmers at present - such as sugarcane aphids and the milo crop. Kansas State teams with ag research sites 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z He attributes this year’s relative good fortune to the decline last summer of soy aphids, a tiny, translucent, invasive insect from Asia that devastates soybean crops in America. A Bee Mogul Confronts the Crisis in His Field 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Species of long-horned beetles, true bugs, even aphids who imbibe at the milkweed bar, all wear these warning colors proudly. Ode to Milkweed: Seemingly Everywhere, Yet Overlooked 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z This summer, he lost two hives when a nearby field was sprayed to eradicate aphids. Beekeepers face parasites, pesticides and public fear 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z In the final reckoning, nontoxic aphids fared very poorly when the Asian lady beetles were around, as did other ladybugs. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The pesticides are predominantly used to control sucking insects, such as aphids and psyllids, that damage the plants. Bee-harming pesticides are declining at plant nurseries, report shows 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Ladybugs are natural predators to harmful smaller insects such as aphids. Taking flight: Ladybugs being released in Lowcountry 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Like Palmer, Sarver relies on ladybugs to dine on aphids that otherwise would attack many of his crops. Organic farms tailor setups, employ predator species 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Wind-borne migration is an arthropod specialty, allowing creatures like aphids, wasps, lacewings, beetles, moths and tiny spiders hoisted on strands of electrostatically charged silk to travel distances ranging from tens to hundreds of miles. New York Above 800 Feet 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z But on plants with toxic aphids, there were not only more aphids, but other ladybug species were present in greater numbers. Ladybugs, Aphids and the Toxic Combat That Might Be Happening in Your Garden 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z Grain sorghum plantings were underway, but planted acres were reduced because producers feared sugarcane aphid problems. Texas Crop Report for May 25 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z They are deployed to kill a range of pests including aphids and grubs. Banned pesticides 'not equally harmful' to bees - BBC News 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Sarver said he encourages aphids to lay their eggs on his flowering spinach plants to provide a food source that helps the ladybug population thrive. Organic farms tailor setups, employ predator species 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Biological pest control is the means of controlling pests using other living organisms - breeding ladybirds to eat aphids, for example. Using tiny predators to tackle agricultural pests - BBC News 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z The critters combat tough odds—they're favorite prey of birds and other animals—by "making lots and lots of aphids," he adds. What a Trip! The Toughest Animal Migrations on Earth In 1976 a warmer than average spring saw larger than usual populations of aphids, creating more food for ladybirds. Could the ladybird plague of 1976 happen again? - BBC News 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The remedy is to spray plants with insecticide to kill the disease-spreading aphids and then destroy the plant, but that only limits the damage. Banana disease continues to spread on Hawaii’s Big Island 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z In the spring, he purchases about 4,500 ladybugs, which start to reproduce in early summer as they dine on aphids in the high tunnels. Organic farms tailor setups, employ predator species 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Sold under the brand names Closer and Transform, sulfoxaflor is an insecticide aimed at piercing and sucking insects such as aphids and lygus. EPA bans sale of pesticide that's toxic to honey bees 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Her research centered largely on aphids, sap-feeding insects that infest plants. Bee Symbiosis Reveals Life's Deepest Partnerships: Q&A 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z While she’s surveying the spider mite damage, she checks for aphids, too. Woman scouts for diseases, pests in 5 North Dakota counties 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Lettuce growers asked for special permission this year to apply the chemical to control aphids. Court revokes approval of insecticide, citing 'alarming' decline in bees 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z They have been here for millions of years eating invertebrates, mainly caterpillars, aphids and other things gardeners hate. Wasps may have stung me in the testicles – but I love them anyway | Jules Howard 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Dalial says ants might get them from the honeydew substance that aphids produce. Sick Ants Seek Out Medicinal Food 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z One of the first things we did was create an evolutionary tree for aphids and their resident bacteria, Buchnera. Bee Symbiosis Reveals Life's Deepest Partnerships: Q&A 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z In fact, in greenhouse experiments the researchers did see aphids eventually ignore the pheromone when they were constantly exposed to it. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z They thought that the chemical might also attract insect parasites alerted to the promised presence of aphids. Success in failure 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z François Verheggen, who works on insect pheromones and pest management at the University of Liège in Belgium, says that it takes high levels of alarm pheromones to attract aphid predators. GM wheat that emits pest alarm-signals fails in field trials 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z Scientists had wanted to engineer a variety with an odour that deterred aphids, nicknamed "whiffy wheat". UK GM wheat 'does not repel pests' - BBC News 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z So the virus, within the symbiont, within the aphid, is protecting all of them. Bee Symbiosis Reveals Life's Deepest Partnerships: Q&A 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z In addition, they hoped that aphids flying into the field would suddenly encounter the alarm, as if it were a sharp new scent. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Butterflies are eaten by birds, while caterpillars fall prey to pests such as aphids, which can also feed on milkweed plants. Citrus County farm produces monarch butterflies 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z And, he adds, because the wheat in the trial released pheromones continually, the aphids might have become used to the signal. GM wheat that emits pest alarm-signals fails in field trials 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z They are not quite sure why, but one hypothesis is that the aphids became used to the chemical deterrent, and so weren't put off by it. UK GM wheat 'does not repel pests' - BBC News 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s a multilevel system; all three benefit if the aphid is resistant to the wasp. Bee Symbiosis Reveals Life's Deepest Partnerships: Q&A 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Other kinds of aphids transmit devastating viruses that further weaken the plant. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The farm protects its plants against aphids by purchasing bugs that feed on aphids. Citrus County farm produces monarch butterflies 2015-06-20T04:00:00Z The aphids were spreading, eating a swath through both his wheat and alfalfa crops, injecting a toxin that dwarfs and finally kills the plants. Drought scourges Utah farms 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z In the laboratory, the scientists were able for the first time to genetically modify wheat so it produced a type of scent that aphids emit when they are threatened. UK GM wheat 'does not repel pests' - BBC News 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z It's not clear how the ladybugs sense aphids, but scientists believe they follow chemical trails to their prey. Bug wars: In Utah farm fields it's ladybugs vs. a plague of aphids 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Lab experiments showed promise: The wheat released the pheromone, three kinds of aphids steered clear, and parasitic wasps were attracted. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The $1.74 million three-year project will initially target the Russian wheat aphid and wheat stripe rust, also commonly referred to as “yellow rust.” Kansas State researches using drones to protect crops 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Briggs sees another troubling legacy from Utah's weird winter: an infestation of killer aphids. Drought scourges Utah farms 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z In controlled conditions, the aphids were repelled and the predators were attracted. UK GM wheat 'does not repel pests' - BBC News 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z And he’s never seen such an aphid invasion. Bug wars: In Utah farm fields it's ladybugs vs. a plague of aphids 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z When attacked by such wasps, aphids release a chemical alarm to encourage nearby aphids to flee. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Spider mites and aphids are the main pests, along with weeds. Atlas Township hops farm looking forward to 2015 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z At swaps, planting pointers and other local intelligence can be gleaned: In Oakland, gardeners compared notes on getting rid of aphids without using pesticides and on growing vegetables in the current drought. Urban Farmers Trade Goods and Stories at ‘Crop Swaps’ 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Consider the threat of the white sugarcane aphid. Kansas State researchers fighting world hunger 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z But they are canaries in Utah’s farming coal mine: such numbers suggest that a plant is infested with dozens of aphids. Bug wars: In Utah farm fields it's ladybugs vs. a plague of aphids 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z But this time, the wheat was a bust: There were no statistically significant differences in aphid numbers between the GM and non-GM plots, as the team describes today in Scientific Reports. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The unmanned aerial vehicles scour the skies for a different kind of enemy, soybean aphids, insects that wreak havoc on soybean crops. University of Minnesota researchers back drone use 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Held annually, Farm Camp Minnesota gives kids not only a chance hunt for aphids, but walk among corn stalks, take tractor rides, see cows and calves, pigs, poultry and more. Kids learn about urban agriculture at Waseca camp 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z Years later, the white sugarcane aphid moved into Florida, then Texas and by 2013 landed in sorghum fields in Arkansas and Kansas. Kansas State researchers fighting world hunger 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z A product called Sivanto insecticide kills the aphids but spares the ladybugs. Bug wars: In Utah farm fields it's ladybugs vs. a plague of aphids 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Jones suspects something else is wrong: The wheat plants released a steady supply of pheromone rather than a short burst, as aphids do when they are attacked. Controversial trial of genetically modified wheat ends in disappointment 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z Kerns says the aphids were found in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Mississippi last year. Aphids move from sugar to sorghum fields 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z They were looking for aphids, she explained, small, yellow-bodied insects less than one-sixteenth of an inch long. Kids learn about urban agriculture at Waseca camp 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z “The conversation turned into how their gardens were like little cities where the ants and aphids are people and the plants are the buildings.” Mural combines downtown Tulsa with gardens 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z The outbreak was caused by accidental introduction of phylloxera — an aphid that infests roots and kills the vine. Grapevine gene bank under threat 2014-02-05T18:20:59.352Z Aphids feed ants their excess sugars in the form of honeydew, and in return ants protect the aphids against predators and carry them to new host plants. Ants run vast honeydew ranches just under our feet 2014-01-27T23:39:15Z In a parallel project, they have been cultivating a type of GM wheat that is designed to release a pheromone that deters aphids. GM purple tomatoes heading for shops 2014-01-24T22:00:08Z For my success I thank good field assistants, decent weather and an influx of ladybirds that appeared just when it seemed that aphids would eat every last plant. A faulty hypothesis 2013-12-11T18:50:59.563Z Typical patterns in the ladybugs' food supply, mainly aphids, also mean the population will be much smaller next year, Cook said. Grab the vacuum: Ladybugs overwhelm parts of U.S. Southeast 2013-11-06T02:32:57Z Rising pressure, which can signal the approach of windy conditions, also put the creatures off their stride: female aphids, which must balance precariously on the edge of leaves to call, reduced their calling. Amorous Insects Predict the Weather 2013-10-03T22:15:03.560Z For example, aphids can flourish during short droughts as plant nutrients become more concentrated, but these benefits cease during prolonged droughts because of a drop in fluid pressure within the phloem of water-stressed plants. Crop pests: Under attack 2013-09-25T21:50:48.970Z Widespread adoption of Bt cotton buoyed the numbers of ladybugs, spiders and lacewings—all of which eat pests like aphids and do not harm crops. Farming a Toxin To Protect Crops, Pollinators and People 2013-09-03T12:45:00.583Z Monocrotophos controls a range of pests from aphids to caterpillars, mites, moths, stem borers and locusts on various crops such as cotton, rice and sugarcane. WHO had asked India to ban toxin that killed children 2013-07-22T13:49:10Z In other words, the volatiles from an infested plant attract wasps and repel aphids. Plant communications: Beans’ talk 2013-07-04T15:04:16Z There is only one active GM trial of wheat that has been modified to deter aphids. Government leads new GM crops push 2013-06-19T22:52:15Z Ideally, these varieties would be combined with other means of defeating insects, such as pesticides and biological controls — for example, deploying ladybirds to eat sap-sucking aphids. Crop pests: Under attack 2013-09-25T21:50:48.970Z If you are a fan of spinach, the action limit is 50 or more aphids, thrips and/or mites per 100 grams. I Hate to Break it to You, But You Already Eat Bugs 2013-06-05T16:45:05.713Z Farmers relished its ability to destroy aphids and other scale insects which fed on valuable crops. An invasive ladybug uses a biological weapon to kill off competitors 2013-05-18T00:45:02.920Z Dr Johnson knew from his own past work that when broad-bean plants are attacked by aphids they respond with volatile chemicals that both irritate the parasites and attract aphid-hunting wasps. Plant communications: Beans’ talk 2013-07-04T15:04:16Z Even bean plants not attacked by aphids produce these chemical defenses—as long as they are connected to the besieged plants via a fungal mat—a team reports online this month in Ecology Letters. ScienceShot: Fungi Provide an Early Warning System for Plants 2013-05-17T17:20:00Z When the aphids they prey upon become scarce, Asian ladybirds are known to feed on grapes and are often found in vineyards. Alien invaders wage 'biological war' 2013-05-16T18:26:38Z Europe and North America imported the insects in the early 20th century to control pesky aphids. ScienceShot: Invasive Ladybug Carries Fatal Parasite 2013-05-16T19:05:00Z In their study, individual bean plants warned the others with which they had networked when they were attacked by aphids. Networks in Nature as Models for Business Networks 2013-05-16T18:09:02Z Some strains of wheat have been genetically modified specifically to resist the aphid threat Those unconnected by the networks appeared not to receive the signal of attack, and showed no chemical response. Plants 'talk' through fungus network 2013-05-10T07:10:17Z Neonicotinoid chemicals are usually applied to seeds, entering every part of a growing plant so all of it becomes poisonous to threats like beetles and aphids. Scientists divided on pesticide ban 2013-04-29T13:13:48Z Some invasive species are agricultural pests or “farm” voracious plant-eating aphids to milk them for their sugar-laden excrement. Crawl Space: Invasive Ant Armies Clash on U.S. Soil 2013-03-02T15:15:00.317Z In today's issue of Current Biology, the team reports that falling aphids all shifted their antennae slightly forward and up and moved their hind legs slightly backward and up. ScienceShot: How an Aphid Is Like a Cat 2013-02-04T17:10:00Z And the outdoor release of harlequin ladybirds, used to eliminate aphids - plant lice - is also "an example of an absolute disaster". How wasps and fungi can save crops 2013-01-22T02:51:40Z The team concerned themselves with aphids, tiny insects that feed on and damage plants. Plants 'talk' through fungus network 2013-05-10T07:10:17Z The UK also saw its first experiments with wheat genetically modified to repel aphids . Science news highlights of 2012 2012-12-24T01:09:55Z CNN will definitely pack more pundits into its studio than aphids on an infected leaf. Welcome to My Living Room, Thank You for Spinning 2012-11-06T22:52:53Z Ling Li Ching, a researcher with the Third World Network, a nonprofit devoted to developmental issues, said the increased costs from the rise of aphids was an expected turn of events. India Ink: In India, GM Crops Come at a High Price 2012-10-16T05:57:12Z When it's hot and sticky the aphids come out and secrete all that sticky stuff which the bees go out and collect. Honey suffers after bad year for bees 2012-09-27T05:57:55Z Many plants have a chemical armoury that they deploy when aphids attack, with chemicals that both repel the aphids and attract parasitic wasps that are aphids' natural predators. Plants 'talk' through fungus network 2013-05-10T07:10:17Z This is not uncommon in invertebrates such as aphids, bees and ants. Virgin snake births found in wild 2012-09-11T23:45:09Z We confirmed the stinging behaviour by placing some aphids on our hands,” the team wrote in their The Florida Entomologist paper. Dancing woolly aphids will probably stab you 2012-09-05T15:15:15.080Z The Hussainpur farmers said their crops were now affected by aphids, which replaced the bollworms that Bt cotton was designed to resist. India Ink: In India, GM Crops Come at a High Price 2012-10-16T05:57:12Z And that begs the question of why aphids would need to photosynthesize. First Evidence Found for Photosynthesis in Insects 2012-08-17T20:45:06.930Z Adult lacewings are small, nondescript, soft-bodied insects best known for their diaphanous wings, but their larvae voraciously prey on aphids and other insects and are often used in biological pest control on flowers or crops. ScienceShot: New Species Discovered, Thanks to Flickr 2012-08-09T21:46:00Z Ants often evolve in a mutualism with sap-feeding insects, particularly aphids. UK's flying ant swarms counted 2012-07-06T02:33:56Z The climate in Scotland means that aphid populations are generally low, meaning that virus diseases are usually not a problem. Unsung heroes of the potato industry 2012-06-20T23:03:58Z The Take the Flour Back group said it failed because the crop in Harpenden, created to deter aphids - a wheat pest - was "hidden behind a fortress". Police halt anti-GM wheat protest 2012-05-27T16:05:16Z When the researchers measured the aphids’ levels of ATP — the ‘currency’ of energy transfer in all living things — the results were striking. First Evidence Found for Photosynthesis in Insects 2012-08-17T20:45:06.930Z On Sunday, the group Take the Flour Back said it failed to gain access because the crop in Harpenden, created to deter aphids - a wheat pest - was "hidden behind a fortress". GM institute's website targeted 2012-05-28T13:07:20Z The ants harvest the aphids' secreted sugar, known as honeydew, and in return the aphids are protected from predators and competitors. UK's flying ant swarms counted 2012-07-06T02:33:56Z The wheat in the Rothamsted trial is genetically modified to produce a scent undetectable to the human nose that will deter wheat pests such as greenfly and blackfly aphids. GM crop-trial website taken down by cyber-attack 2012-05-28T11:21:00Z He said that, using genetic modification, the pheromone for the aphid had been put into the wheat to frighten aphids away. Police halt anti-GM wheat protest 2012-05-27T16:05:16Z Nearby we see several stems of invasive multiflora rose covered in aphids. City Room: Spring Time: Under a Leafy Canopy, a Taste of Summer 2012-05-24T15:26:26Z Rothamsted's wheat contains genes that have been synthesised in the laboratory; a gene will produce a pheromone called E-beta-farnesene that is normally emitted by aphids when they are threatened by something. GM institute's website targeted 2012-05-28T13:07:20Z If you put an aphid colony out in a field without any protection there is a very short survival time. UK's flying ant swarms counted 2012-07-06T02:33:56Z The ordinary plant louse or aphid which is frequently found upon geraniums is a familiar example of an animal which reproduces largely in this way. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z More importantly, the pheromone also attracted other insects to attack aphids, he said. Police halt anti-GM wheat protest 2012-05-27T16:05:16Z It will produce a pheromone called E-beta-farnesene that is normally emitted by aphids when they are threatened by something. Modified wheat trial vandalised 2012-05-21T09:24:12Z "All it would mean was that some other plant - if it ever did miraculously transfer into another plant - was making a smell like the aphid." GM institute's website targeted 2012-05-28T13:07:20Z The experiment showed that if aphids were left exposed, but provided with an ant colony, the ants were as good as the netting at protecting the aphids, he said. UK's flying ant swarms counted 2012-07-06T02:33:56Z During the summer only the females exist and they are so astonishingly fertile that one such aphid and her progeny, supposing none dies, will produce one hundred million in the course of five generations. Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics 2012-05-22T15:16:53.140Z Overhead, dozens of aphids siphon sugars from the undersides of Norway maple leaves. City Room: Spring Time: Leaves Arrive, Transforming the Forest 2012-04-26T14:26:47Z The sweet “honey-dew,” often sought as a food by ants, is secreted from the intestines of aphids. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z In other gall-flies and in aphids we find that a sexual generation alternates with one or with many virgin generations. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Some steps have already been taken in recent years, including developing models to trace and predict attacks by some major insects like wheat aphids, he continued. As Climate Becomes Less Certain, So Does China's Ability to Grow Enough Food 2012-04-02T22:15:00.197Z The aphids in this video look as happy as hogs in slop, as we Yanks like to say, and about as burrowed in. The Surprising Culinary Delight of Honeydew, aka Plant Bug Poo 2012-04-02T21:46:26.747Z It also attracts tiny parasitoid wasps to provide a second line of defence for crops by laying eggs in the aphids. Genetically Modified Wheat Designed to Terrify Aphids 2012-03-28T17:15:07.273Z The leaves of plants are for the most part the objects of attack, but many aphids and scale-insects pierce stems, and some go underground and feed on roots. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as, apple paper or appleÐpaper, appleÐshaped, apple blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding. ÷ blight, an aphid which injures ~ trees. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z For instance, wheat aphids -- insects that feed on the juice of wheat -- have chewed their way into a larger scope of areas in northern regions than ever recorded. As Climate Becomes Less Certain, So Does China's Ability to Grow Enough Food 2012-04-02T22:15:00.197Z I’m not sure what the ants are doing “spooks” the aphids, but they do seem to signal to them somehow that they’d like a drink. The Surprising Culinary Delight of Honeydew, aka Plant Bug Poo 2012-04-02T21:46:26.747Z He said the approach could eventually be used to protect other crops and flowers from aphids. Genetically Modified Wheat Designed to Terrify Aphids 2012-03-28T17:15:07.273Z So the wise men have studied the ways and life of these little aphids to see if some way can be devised to keep them in check. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the sake of the honeydew which they secrete. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In the summer, to combat aphid infestations along the park’s shorelines, she releases ladybugs purchased in gallon containers. In a Central Park Laboratory, Providing the Diagnosis for an 843-Acre Patient 2012-02-22T01:59:10Z Well, plant bugs called aphids are all over this. The Surprising Culinary Delight of Honeydew, aka Plant Bug Poo 2012-04-02T21:46:26.747Z "We feel it is likely, if it is used very widely, that aphids would eventually get habituated to the chemical and not take any notice of it," he said. Genetically Modified Wheat Designed to Terrify Aphids 2012-03-28T17:15:07.273Z Some other kinds of aphids multiply themselves even more rapidly. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The intercepted pests included miner flies, aphids and moths. "Flower week" stretches customs inspectors 2012-02-08T18:21:13Z The ladybugs eat the aphids, sap-sucking insects that are the bane of gardeners. In a Central Park Laboratory, Providing the Diagnosis for an 843-Acre Patient 2012-02-22T01:59:10Z Experts say ladybirds are important because they eat tiny creatures called aphids. British ladybirds under threat 2012-02-07T12:37:36Z The aphids are now long gone, but the structures remain for the life of the leaf. City Room: Autumn Unfolds: In Native Witch Hazel, a Stunning Endnote 2011-11-25T15:09:51Z However, besides this rapid increase of the corn-root aphids, there is something else that helps them to be so formidable a pest. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z They also suggest that a second, more recent transfer occurred between a spider mite and an aphid ancestor, although the sequence of the two transfers remains speculative. The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations 2011-11-23T18:21:26.577Z It is spread by insects, notably aphids, which carry plant juice, and in the handling of plants, but it does not persist in seeds or in litter. The Tomato 2011-11-20T03:00:13.470Z The industry was destroyed by aphids and mildew, competition from the Pacific Northwest and Prohibition. Hop Farmers Are Reviving the Heady Days of Brewing in New York State 2011-11-09T04:53:42Z The aphids and the caterpillar and the squash-bug were cordial as ever; just as if nothing had happened to produce a coolness or entire forgetfulness between us. Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes 2011-11-01T02:00:25.563Z For the aphids pay for this help by acting as 'cattle' for the ants. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Plus one study about aphid control methods in Canada. Myths: Busted - Clearing Up the Misunderstandings about Organic Farming 2011-08-15T12:45:12.733Z They're also really helpful to gardeners, as they gobble up aphids and other pests that attack garden plants and vegetables. Wasps - what's the use in them? 2011-08-12T13:12:37Z The woolly aphids thus serve as the sole food of the caterpillar during its brief life as a larva. Butterflies Worth Knowing 2011-08-10T02:00:15.887Z Thought to be most at risk from harlequins as their habitats and prey - aphids - overlap. Ladybirds watch 2011-07-07T01:12:46Z This is what Professor Forbes, a very careful and a very honest naturalist, found out about the ants and the aphids. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The French wine industry recovered from this disaster only by grafting French scions, as the grape’s shoots are called, onto sturdy American rootstock resistant to the phylloxera aphid. Lack of Sex Among Grapes Tangles a Family Vine 2011-01-24T22:48:51Z One of the most difficult pests is the lettuce aphid. Farmers Find Organic Arsenal to Wage War on Pests 2010-11-30T06:24:00Z Well adapted and difficult to eliminate, aphids cause 30 percent of losses in wheat crops in France and 50 percent in barley. Experts find bacteria that help pests change color 2010-11-18T19:07:00Z Of course, there are many unanswered questions: How much damage do aphids actually do? Why do leaves turn color in the fall? 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z In the late spring the aphid eggs hatch, and the young must have sap to drink right away. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z In exchange for keeping away beetles and other predators, aphids provide ants with a sweet carbohydrate secretion called honeydew. Ant infestation dazzles entomologists but prompts others to seek remedies 2010-07-20T04:00:00Z Hoverflies live in the alyssum and need a source of aphids to feed their young, so they lay their eggs in the lettuce. Farmers Find Organic Arsenal to Wage War on Pests 2010-11-30T06:24:00Z Tsuchida and colleagues were studying aphids feeding on peas in France when they found green aphids producing red offspring that later turned green as they matured. Experts find bacteria that help pests change color 2010-11-18T19:07:00Z Aphids don't like the color red, and the message is: Don't lay them here; it's not a good place to raise young aphids. Why do leaves turn color in the fall? 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z What, then, shall the hungering baby aphids and their foster-mothers, the little brown ants, do? Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The ants like honeydew so much they often "tend" aphids, stroking them with their antennae and carrying them around. Ant infestation dazzles entomologists but prompts others to seek remedies 2010-07-20T04:00:00Z When they hatch, the larvae start preying on the aphids. Farmers Find Organic Arsenal to Wage War on Pests 2010-11-30T06:24:00Z Each aphid community is founded by a single, asexually reproductive female at the end of winter. The role of grandmothers: Battling grannies 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z He took spring aphids, born from eggs laid on a group of identical apple trees, and transplanted them onto three different groups of host apple trees. Why do leaves turn color in the fall? 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z In fact, I quote to Mary this honest professor's exact words about this transfer of the aphids from the weed-roots to the corn-roots. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The disease is likely to have been caused by an aphid, but it could also be the result of a fungus or virus, Mr. Costa said. Blight Destroys Large Part of Afghan Poppy Harvest 2010-05-13T08:31:00Z Dr. Moran, who studies genomic evolution, made the discovery while searching through the pea aphid genome, which was sequenced last year. Observatory: Like Carrots, Pea Aphid Found to Produce Carotenoids 2010-05-03T23:51:00Z So by helping her colonymates survive and procreate, an aphid ensures that her own genes are passed on to future generations. The role of grandmothers: Battling grannies 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z What was it in the red-turning trees that was less healthful to newborn aphids? Why do leaves turn color in the fall? 2009-11-03T05:00:00Z But we have seen them collect honey stuff from various aphids and also from the growing twigs of live-oak trees. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Deltamethrin is targeted at aphids, mealy bugs, whitefly, fruit moths, caterpillars on field crops, roaches, horseflies, mosquitoes and fleas. Widely Used Pesticides Found to Impair Bee Reproduction 2010-03-08T23:20:00Z So these aphids are green, while those without the mutation are red. Observatory: Like Carrots, Pea Aphid Found to Produce Carotenoids 2010-05-03T23:51:00Z The aphid colonies grow inside galls, abnormal outgrowths on plants. The role of grandmothers: Battling grannies 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z The relation between ants and aphids has often been compared to that between men and milch cattle. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" The aphids live only two or three weeks, but each one before it dies gives birth to about twelve young aphids. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The aphid is to the ant as the dairy cow is to the human. The Kenzie Report These relations are most apparent in the case of the aphids, and these insects have been more often and more closely studied in Europe and America. Introduction to the Science of Sociology As a gall matures, a small pore opens, enabling fertile aphids to emerge and disperse—and predators to enter. The role of grandmothers: Battling grannies 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z Many species of aphid migrate from one plant to another at certain stages in their life-cycle when their numbers have very largely increased, and F.M. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Ten trillion corn-root aphids, tiny as they are, would make a strip or belt ten feet wide and two hundred and thirty miles long! Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z The Hemipters, of which the aphids, or plant-lice, are a familiar example, are furnished with stiff beaks, with which they pierce the bark and leaves of various plants for the purpose of extracting the juices. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Then, too, the ants may establish their nests in the immediate vicinity of the aphid droves or actually keep them in their nests or in "sheds" carefully constructed for the purpose. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The researchers noticed that invaders were often mobbed by older, wingless aphids. The role of grandmothers: Battling grannies 2010-07-15T10:43:00Z Webster has observed ants, foreseeing this emigration, to carry aphids from apple trees to grasses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" These swift, strong, brave little ants make their runways and nests all through the corn-fields, and are very devoted helpers of the soft-bodied helpless aphids. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z These galls are caused by small insects known as phylloxera, which are closely related to aphids, or plant lice. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952 Among the modifications in structure and behavior which may be regarded as indicating on the part of aphids unmistakable evidence of adaptation to living with ants, the following may be cited: 1. Introduction to the Science of Sociology "Nor scorn ye now, fond elves, the foliage sear, When the light aphids, arm'd with puny spear, Probe each emulgent vein, till bright below, Like falling stars, clear drops of nectar glow." Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual We have had complaints of severe injury to walnuts in California from the codling moth and walnut aphids. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 The eggs of the aphids, hosts of shining black, round, little seed-like eggs, are laid late in the autumn. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Trophibiosis, is the relationship between ants on the one hand and aphids, coccids and the like on the other; these species being sought and attended by the ants for their own benefit: see myrmecophily. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology The aphids do not attempt to escape from the ants or to defend themselves with their siphons, but accept the presence of these attendants as a matter of course. Introduction to the Science of Sociology We are informed that DN 111 will kill the eggs as well as the mites and will kill aphids at the same time. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting Guelph, Ontario, September 3, 4, 5, 1947 In the house, shaded places, crowded plants, poor ventilation, dry plants, all furnish environment favorable to the development of aphids. Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse So the clever little brown ants put the almost helpless baby aphids on the tender roots of these weeds, and there their tiny beaks begin to be satisfied. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z I have to hurry and milk my cows— The aphid herds on the aster boughs.” The Peter Patter Book of Nursery Rhymes This circlet is lacking in aphids that are rarely or never visited by ants. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The aphis-lions crawling over the plants come across the little aphid. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies Then they collect the plant lice, or aphids, and convey them into these burrows and there watch and protect them. The Bird Study Book "And the little brown ants do all this so as to get honey-dew from the aphids?" asks Mary. Insect Stories 2012-03-21T02:00:36.600Z Ah, here you all come, each bearing a leaf or a twig on which are aphids. The Insect Folk Certain observations go to show that aphids, when visited by ants, extract more of the plant juices than when unattended. Introduction to the Science of Sociology This same ant dearly loves the honeydew which aphids secrete. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies In return for these attentions the ants feast upon the honey-like substances secreted by these aphids. The Bird Study Book After the leaves expand somewhat and the blossom buds separate, the aphids are provided with more hiding places and are more difficult to hit with the spray. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 It is really a waste substance from the body of the aphid. The Insect Folk Ants do not seize and kill aphids as they do when they encounter other sedentary defenseless insects. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Mother aphids," interrupted Ben Gile, "who like corn very well, lay their eggs at the roots of the corn. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies Late in the summer they carefully collect all the aphid eggs that are obtainable, and taking them into their nests keep them safe during the winter. The Bird Study Book Spraying for aphids at the time of the cluster bud spray is, however, highly effective, and in general it is advised that this method be followed. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Which side of the leaf does the aphid prefer? The Insect Folk The ants stroke the aphids in a particular manner in order to make them excrete the honey-dew, and know exactly where to expect the evacuated liquid. Introduction to the Science of Sociology In some species the workers serve as herdsmen, caring for the ant-cattle or aphids, from which they receive minute drops of a sweet juice for food. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Variations in points of detail may be noticed in different species of aphids. The Life-Story of Insects The aphids were very numerous and unfortunately caused the defoliation of all the currants with the exception of the blacks. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 My little aphid, how many wings have you when you have any? The Insect Folk The solicitude of the ants not only envelops the adult aphids and coccids, but extends also to their eggs and young. Introduction to the Science of Sociology The aphids are tended on the leaves of various plants during the summer, and are carefully reared and stabled and fed below ground during the winter months. The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope These, unlike most of their allies, live exposed on the foliage of plants, where they feed by preying on aphids. The Life-Story of Insects In 1914, apple aphids caused serious damage in certain counties in Illinois, and some damage was reported from many sections of the state. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Many of the adult aphids have no wings. The Insect Folk Some species, such as Formica fusca, live principally on the produce of the chase; for though they feed partially on the honey-dew of aphids, they have not domesticated these insects. Introduction to the Science of Sociology In carrying out our investigations it became necessary to find out whether this parasite had more than a single host insect, and whether it could develop in more than one species of aphid. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation Many generations of virgin female aphids, some wingless, others winged when adult, succeed each other through the summer months. The Life-Story of Insects This species of aphids are easily killed in the adult stage by certain contact sprays. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Yes, May's aphids produce the white powder instead of honey dew. The Insect Folk Miss Lucile Wollaston was set to exude sympathy, like an aphid waiting for an overworked ant to come down to breakfast. Mary Wollaston To this end, recently emerged males and females were allowed to pair, after which the female oviposited in several species of aphids. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation But taking a general view of the life-story of aphids for comparison with the life-story of other insects, three points are especially noteworthy. The Life-Story of Insects Poison sprays such as arsenate of lead are not eaten by this type of insect, and consequently are ineffective remedies for aphids. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 May says she is glad to know that; she thought her aphids had something the matter with them. The Insect Folk Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H Terry had insisted that if they were parthenogenetic they'd be as alike as so many ants or aphids; he urged their visible differences as proof that there must be men—somewhere. Herland Frequently, as in the case of the aphids, many wingless generations intervene between two winged generations. The Life-Story of Insects The ideal time to spray for these aphids is just as soon as all or nearly all the eggs appear to have hatched. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 No, May, they are not falling to pieces; that powder can all be rubbed off, and there are your aphids whole and sound beneath it. The Insect Folk Early types are not suitable to growing with insufficient irrigation or frequent spraying to fight off aphids. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway Among insect enemies, the aphids, red spiders, eel worms, gall flies, and slugs may be mentioned. Three Acres and Liberty Aphis, you know, is the same as aphid, or plant louse. The Insect Folk If, however, previous experience has shown serious losses from aphids, or if they are present in extremely large numbers, the extra application may be well worth while.—Ill. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Sometimes aphids live on the roots of plants as well as on the leaves. The Insect Folk Though premature bottom sprouts will "blow up" and become aphid damaged, more, higher-quality sprouts will continue to form farther up the stalk during autumn and winter. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway Ah, yes; you are quite willing it should devour the aphids. The Insect Folk Now, let us go in search of the aphids, or aphides, as they are also called. The Insect Folk |
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