aphid

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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

"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."

From Salon

Neonicotinoids are insecticides designed to kill a broad spectrum of chewing and sucking insects, from sap suckers like aphids to leaf-chomping beetles.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, ladybugs and lacewings feed on aphids, scale insects and mites.

From Seattle Times

Sometimes aphids will find a begonia, but they aren’t hard to eradicate.

From Seattle Times