: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Be on the lookout for cabbage loopers, aphids, and cutworms.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
These plants are vulnerable to all the same type of pests that affect indoor plants, such as aphids and spider mites.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Certain types, such as oleander aphids, are viviparous (giving birth to live young) and parthenogenetic (giving birth without mating).
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Control aphids feeding in new shoots with a soap spray.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2025
These plants are vulnerable to all the same type of pests that affect indoor plants, such as aphids and spider mites.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 May 2025
Certain types, such as oleander aphids, are viviparous (giving birth to live young) and parthenogenetic (giving birth without mating).
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 May 2025
Control aphids feeding in new shoots with a soap spray.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 11 Jun. 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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