: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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The solution is a two-pronged approach 1) to control the ants and 2) to wash away the scale, mealy bugs, and aphids.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Attracting different types of insects using native plants also helps to repel mosquitoes and some aphids, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Plants can experience occasional aphid problems, which can be managed by washing aphids from plants using a powerful stream of water.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 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
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Attracting different types of insects using native plants also helps to repel mosquitoes and some aphids, Steinhauer said.
—Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Plants can experience occasional aphid problems, which can be managed by washing aphids from plants using a powerful stream of water.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 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
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 9 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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