Biological control of aphids encompasses the deliberate use of living organisms to suppress pest populations, thereby reducing reliance on chemical insecticides and mitigating environmental impact.

Biological control of aphid pests relies principally on the interactions among aphids, their natural enemies and the surrounding environment. Central to these systems are parasitoid wasps and ...

If you’ve grown a peach, apple, or cherry tree for any length of time, you’ve almost certainly met the enemy. Tiny, ...

For keen veggie growers and rose enthusiasts, aphids can be a real bane to your gardening dreams. These little insects are not only sap suckers—literally sucking the life out of plants—but they can ...

They’re a menace. A total nightmare in ornamental and edible gardens alike. The bane of many gardener’s lives, these tiny pests wreak havoc, and can weaken or destroy huge numbers of crops. But don’t ...

Aphids. You might stumble across them in your backyard, snacking on your veggie patch, in fields and orchards where crops are grown and even along roadsides. But this group of sap-sucking bugs are ...

AMES, Iowa – Sometimes an entomologist has to fight fire with fire. Or bugs with bugs, as the case may be. Iowa State University entomologists are studying the possibility of combating soybean aphids, ...

While examining my milkweed, I noticed an unsightly black, sooty mold exclusively on the underside of leaves on my common milkweed plants. I knew immediately that aphids, a small 1/16- to 1/8-inch ...

Japanese beetles and cucumber beetles are another widespread challenge in Northeast Ohio. Adult beetles skeletonize leaves and flowers, but the best opportunity for control comes when they are ...

The larva of a lady beetle is seen here consuming aphids feeding on milkweed. While they are fierce predators, most people do not recognize insects as useful biological controls. Jeff Burbrink ...

Aphids are one pest that make every gardener sigh as they return continuously. They're extremely common and don't discriminate in the plants they attack – ornamentals, edibles, flowers, foliage, and ...