They spread by producing crawling young which find new areas to colonise then produce young. In July winged forms fly off to infest other plants. Breeding stops in autumn when immature aphids seek ...
Winter is a wonderful time to enjoy the cozy comfort of indoor gardening, but it can also be a season fraught with sneaky invaders-common pests that seem to appear out of nowhere! I know how ...
Most plants can tolerate a low to moderate population of aphids without noticeable damage. On some plants, however, large numbers of aphids can distort foliage and flowers and stunt plant growth.
Assassin bugs hunt caterpillars, spider mites, and thrips, ambushing them from under the cover of their resident plants. Spiders, while known to give many an uneasy feeling, help to control flies, ...