Last week, we discussed tomato diseases. This week, we will cover pests just as destructive: insects. Damage to plants via ...

Different ant species have developed specialized relationships with particular aphid species. The common black garden ant (Lasius niger) tends at least 14 different aphid species, including the black ...

Aphids have pear-shaped bodies and leave behind white shed skins, sticky honeydew, and sometimes mold. Other signs include stunted plant growth, distorted foliage, and reduced vigor.

1 Introduction. The cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii Glover (Hemiptera: Aphididae), is a small yet highly prolific pest that is widespread globally, affecting cotton and melons, and also a variety of ...

A new, open-access article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management describes the biology and ecology profiles of the soybean aphid (Aphis glycines Matsumura), an insect pest which can reduce ...

Aphis glycines Matsumura (Hemiptera: Aphididae), the soybean aphid, has become an important pest of soybeans, leading to significant yield losses in the United States. Host plant resistance is a ...

In this paper, novel pyridines 2–8 were designed and synthesized via the one-pot, four-component reaction of 2-formylphenyl 4-tolylsulfonate with malononitrile, ammonium acetate, and phenols or ...

Unfortunately, like gardeners, pests find them irresistible, harboring in the flowers and foliage every chance they get, damaging and destroying them. Aphids, particularly their melon (Aphis gossypii) ...

Some notable species that cause substantial damage to gardens and crops are cabbage aphids, artichoke aphids, soybean aphids, Tupelo-blackjack aphids, Russian wheat aphids, onion aphids, cannabis ...