Ants farm aphids. It's weird yet fascinating. And a bit like a miniature horror movie. But it's a nightmare for gardeners.

Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about 5000 different species. They are only about ¼ inch in size and can be any ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week to bring readers a question-and-answer column with some of the expert horticulturists ...

One of the weirdest things about pea aphids is their reproductive cycle. Most animals reproduce in one of two ways: asexually or sexually. But the pea aphid does not stick to just one type of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Closeup of aphids on the underside of a green lettuce leaf. - Smith Collection/gado/Getty Images Of the 5000 species of aphids in ...

Is it too late to plant tomato and pepper plants? No, it is not too late for these plants to produce a good crop, since we are only a few weeks past the usual planting time. Many plant by Mother's Day ...

The city of Aspen has identified an increase in small, sap-sucking insects this summer compared to previous years, but the level of concern is still low. Aphids, as referred to by the scientific ...

Corn aphids are usually no longer a significant problem in Illinois corn crops by early August. That’s not the case this season. Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, says the pest is still the ...

Above: lady beetles are being released into Purdue greenhouses as a biological control agent. Photo by Purdue University. Some insects are pests, but not all insects are bad. Overwhelmingly, the ...