: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Also, be on the lookout for aphids, cutworms, woodchucks, and rabbits, which attack seedlings.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024
Tuck garlic and chives throughout your growing area to attract beneficial insects and repel pests such as aphids, Japanese beetles, snails, and rabbits.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
The reason behind this practice is that worm castings contain an enzyme known as chitinase that breaks down chitin, the major constituent in the exoskeleton of many insects, including whiteflies, aphids, and leaf miners, as well as spider mites.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024
In particular, aphids and cucumber beetles eat away at the petals and foliage, which is most harmful to small, young plants.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Oct. 2024
Tuck garlic and chives throughout your growing area to attract beneficial insects and repel pests such as aphids, Japanese beetles, snails, and rabbits.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024
The reason behind this practice is that worm castings contain an enzyme known as chitinase that breaks down chitin, the major constituent in the exoskeleton of many insects, including whiteflies, aphids, and leaf miners, as well as spider mites.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 10 Aug. 2024
In particular, aphids and cucumber beetles eat away at the petals and foliage, which is most harmful to small, young plants.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
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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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