: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Common pests are aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, Japanese beetles, slugs, and snails.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
But like other culinary herbs, basil of all sorts can also be used as companion plants for deterring common garden pests like aphids, flies, mosquitoes, spider mites, thrips, hornworms, and whiteflies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
In a healthy ecosystem, natural enemies keep pest populations in check — think ladybugs munching on aphids.
—Nanette Londeree, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
These aphids overwinter as eggs laid on the branches of host viburnums.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
But like other culinary herbs, basil of all sorts can also be used as companion plants for deterring common garden pests like aphids, flies, mosquitoes, spider mites, thrips, hornworms, and whiteflies.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2025
In a healthy ecosystem, natural enemies keep pest populations in check — think ladybugs munching on aphids.
—Nanette Londeree, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2025
These aphids overwinter as eggs laid on the branches of host viburnums.
—Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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aphid
noun
ˈā-fəd 
also ˈaf-əd
: any of numerous small soft-bodied insects that suck the juices of plants
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