Aphids are recognized as important plant pests worldwide and they are major vectors of viruses. It is necessary to identify the aphid species in an agroecosystem in order to develop appropriate pest ...

Last month, the RHS reported that the warm spring has encouraged rapid and early aphid colony growth, with many now on acers, roses and honeysuckle. Some previously glasshouse-bound species are now ...

New research has people asking: "What IS a species?" and entomologists wondering about the relationship between an insect species and the host plant or plants it feeds on. Collaborative research at ...

We used aphids (Aphidae) as a representative hemimetabolous host family to investigate patterns of parasitoid (Aphidiine) assemblage size. The aphidiine assemblages from 477 aphid species were used to ...

Yellow sugarcane aphid has been discovered in Tarragona and Girona (NE Spain), which probably arrived from Northern Africa, researchers report. The yellow sugarcane aphid feeds on plants from the ...

Colonies can cause a lack of plant vigour and distorted growth while some transmit plant viruses. Last month, the RHS reported that the warm spring has encouraged rapid and early aphid colony growth, ...