: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Since this aphid attracts a wide variety of beneficial insects that prey on it and pecan pests, crape myrtles have been planted in pecan orchards with a positive impact on pecan harvests.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Like aphids and other soft-bodied pests, sawfly larvae will dry out or suffocate when covered in these products.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
The solution is a two-pronged approach 1) to control the ants and 2) to wash away the scale, mealy bugs, and aphids.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Attracting different types of insects using native plants also helps to repel mosquitoes and some aphids, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Like aphids and other soft-bodied pests, sawfly larvae will dry out or suffocate when covered in these products.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
The solution is a two-pronged approach 1) to control the ants and 2) to wash away the scale, mealy bugs, and aphids.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Attracting different types of insects using native plants also helps to repel mosquitoes and some aphids, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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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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