: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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If mosquitoes, flies and aphids are turning your patio into a no-go zone, the fix may already be growing at your local nursery.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Marigolds, sunflowers, and borage boost pollination, repel aphids, and attract beneficial insects.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Besides its aesthetic appearance and usefulness as an herb, dill also helps deter aphids from the garden—always a threat to roses.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Rather than keeping garlic near sage, grow it near other alliums like onions, or plant it near brassica crops to repel common pests, such as cabbage loopers, aphids, and spider mites.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Marigolds, sunflowers, and borage boost pollination, repel aphids, and attract beneficial insects.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 May 2026
Besides its aesthetic appearance and usefulness as an herb, dill also helps deter aphids from the garden—always a threat to roses.
—Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
Rather than keeping garlic near sage, grow it near other alliums like onions, or plant it near brassica crops to repel common pests, such as cabbage loopers, aphids, and spider mites.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 10 May 2026
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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aphid
noun
ˈā-fəd 
also ˈaf-əd
: any of numerous small soft-bodied insects that suck the juices of plants
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