Check the undersides of the leaves, and you might find the culprit: large groups of aphids and/or the sticky residue they leave behind after feeding. (Or, on plants with tightly-packed leaves like ...

Bright orange milkweed aphids (Aphis nerii) usually emerge toward the end of summer and feed in clusters on the stems and ...

Ah, aphids. If you have been in the gardening world for any length of time, you have probably heard about these little ...

BYDV was a major topic at last week’s Irish Tillage and Land Use Society’s winter conference. Conor Kehoe reports.

Prune off affected leaves or stems. This may halt the infestation if you detect it early enough, says Khan. Blast insects off ...

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Beware, as this wood can split to form cankers on your trees. Aphids are renowned for their power to suck the life out of your plants. As they feed, they weaken and destroy plants, while also ...

In July winged forms fly off to infest other plants. Breeding stops in autumn when immature aphids seek sites to overwinter. On a healthy tree, woolly aphid is unlikely to do much damage, though it ...