aphid
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- noun
- /ˈeɪfɪd/
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- One pest is the green peach aphid, a soft-bodied, sap-sucking insect that spreads 10 different potato viruses.
- citrus aphid
- brown citrus aphid
- wheat aphid
And some species of ants actually protect the aphids from other insects that want to eat the aphids.
- And some species of ants actually protect the aphids from other insects that want to eat the aphids.
- For example, there's some viruses of plants that are spread by aphids and the aphid bites the plant.
- Kind of like this is maybe a weird analogy, but kind of like you ever gardened and had aphids suck the life out of your plants.
- But get closer and you start to see the trees, and then the leaves, and then the veins on the leaves, and then the little aphids eating the leaves.
- So the way I deal with aphids almost always is grabbing the flat hose setting and just blasting them off.
Examples
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And some species of ants actually protect the aphids from other insects that want to eat the aphids.
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OK, so here is an aphid ridden cabbage plant.
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I have not seen a single aphid on these plants since then.
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You think an aphid did that?
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- You know a lot about aphids?
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- Do you know anything about aphids?
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You're such a cute little aphid.
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To the naked eye, it looks just like any other dark-colored aphid found on plants.
Academic text (1994) -
The Russian wheat aphid is a major pest worldwide of winter wheat, barley, and other cereal crops.
Academic text (2004) -
Last summer, I discovered thousands of aphids on my eggplants, which damaged the plants.
Synonyms
A small insect like an aphid that sucks juices from plants
Compounds
- Specialized
A small bright green insect that eats apple tree leaves and makes them curl
- Specialized
A small wingless insect that attacks and can kill balsam and Fraser fir trees
- Specialized
A small green insect that eats peach trees and other crops, often damaging them
- Specialized
A small insect that sucks sap from chrysanthemum plants and harms leaves and flowers
- Specialized
A small insect that makes pineapple-shaped growths on young spruce branches
- Specialized
A small insect with a white, wool-like covering that feeds on alder trees
- Specialized
A small insect that feeds on apple trees, looks covered in white wool, and harms the tree
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Aphid comes from the old Greek word aphis, which means 'plant louse'. So an aphid is like a tiny 'louse' on plants that 'sucks' their sap, which is why these insects often damage crops and gardens.