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• A loveliness of ladybugs is enjoying lunch - little aphids that pepper a crop of soybeans.2018, Natalie Rompella, The World Never Sleeps, Tilbury House, p18. From the entry loveliness
• Aphid type was defined as a combination of aphid colour and symbiotype.2015 December 1, “Conditional Reduction of Predation Risk Associated with a Facultative Symbiont in an Insect”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry symbiotype
• A single syrphid larva can consume hundreds of aphids during its development.2012, Steve H. Dreistadt, Integrated Pest Management for Citrus, Third Edition, page 94. From the entry syrphid
• A single aphid can theoretically generate 1 heptillion descendants (that's 24 zeroes).2008, Organic Gardening, volume 55, number 5, page 17. From the entry heptillion
• Usually petunias are quite pest free, but aphids are occasional problems.2002, Larry Hodgson, Annuals for Every Purpose, page 57. From the entry petunia
• The most dangerous pests that develop and feed in mid-field woodlots are aphids.2000, Józef Banaszak, Ecology of Forest Islands, Bydgoszcz University Press, →ISBN, page 291. From the entry spindle tree
• In some parts of the Northeast, woolly adelgid and aphids are serious pests.1998, Stephen W. Kress, Bird Gardens, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, page 35. From the entry woolly adelgid
• Thus aphids are an important factor for coccinellids, but other issues are involved as well.1998, Wolfgang Nentwig, “Weedy Plant Species and Their Beneficial Arthropods: Potential for Manipulation in Field Crops”, in Charles…. From the entry coccinellid
• If a rose bush is completely free of aphids, it is the equivalent of a deserted island.1996, Raoul A. Robinson, “Chapter 4: Infection: Allo-Infection and Auto-Infection”, in Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce…. From the entry eggless
• The only possible infection is allo-infection, and this requires a winged aphid.1996, Raoul A. Robinson, “Chapter 4: Infection: Allo-Infection and Auto-Infection”, in Return to Resistance: Breeding Crops to Reduce…. From the entry eggless
• Green lacewings eat red spiders, aphids, mealy bugs, thrips, scale, and more.1995, Laurie Carlson, Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening, page 55. From the entry green lacewing
• Phylloxerans are similar to aphids but are without cornicles and hold their wings horizontally at rest.1980, Jerry A. Powell, Charles L. Hogue, California Insects, page 123. From the entry phylloxeran
• If you see aphids on your broad beans, don’t panic.2017, Kate Bradbury, “Where to Start: Creating Wildlife Habitats”, in The Wildlife Gardener: Creating a Haven for Birds, Bees and…. From the entry squish
• This statement is supported by in-vitro experiments data where extracted forisomes responded to application of aphid salivary compounds.2015 December 8, “Application of Brown Planthopper Salivary Gland Extract to Rice Plants Induces Systemic Host mRNA Patterns Associated…. From the entry forisome
• Coccinellid beetles and hemerobiids (brown lacewings), and other such predators are most likely to have a major impact on aphid densities.2010, Claire Ozanne, “Chapter 9: Insect pests of some forest trees”, in Bryan G. Bowes, editor, Trees and Forests, page 180. From the entry hemerobiid
• The correlation between aphid and coccinellid abundance is significant, but shows such a high variance that no predictions are possible.1998, Wolfgang Nentwig, “Weedy Plant Species and Their Beneficial Arthropods: Potential for Manipulation in Field Crops”, in Charles…. From the entry coccinellid
• While the coffee perked, she flipped idly through a gardening magazine and scanned an article on the war against aphids.1996, Sherry Lewis, This Montana Home, Harlequin Books, page 288. From the entry perk
• The larvae, it seemed, had "passed" as aphids.1978 February 17, Thomas Eisner, Karen Hicks, Maria Eisner, Douglas S. Robson, “‘Wolf-in-Sheep’s-Clothing’ Strategy of a Predaceous Insect…. From the entry wolf in sheep's clothing
• Circumstantial evidence suggests that heavy infestation by viruliferous aphids can overcome the highest degree of host plant resistance.1968, M. J. Crampton and L. E. Watts, "Genetic Studies of Pea Leaf-Roll (Top-Yellows) Virus Resistance in Pisum sativum," New Zealand…. From the entry viruliferous
• Nasty little green things that look like lice will probably appear — beastly, soft, smushy aphids they are.1910, Grace Tabor, Gardner Callahan Teall, The Garden Primer. From the entry smushy
• Rose aphids are typically pink or purplish, but green and yellowish forms also occur, and multiple color morphs may be present within a single colony.2017, Whitney Cranshaw, Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs. From the entry rose aphid
• When the experiment considered only green aphids with different symbiotic status, their distinction was allowed by symbiotyping the surviving individuals (diagnostic PCR).2015 December 1, “Conditional Reduction of Predation Risk Associated with a Facultative Symbiont in an Insect”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI. From the entry symbiotype
• Two European leaf feeders, the jumping plant louse Psylla ulmi and the aphid Tinocallis platani,. are both normally restricted to Ulmus laevis.1983, R. H. Richens, Elm, page 64. From the entry jumping plant louse
• A number of aphids were starved for 90 minutes and then they were given an acquisition feeding on PMV infected pumpkin plant 10 minutes.1981, The Journal of Turkish Phytopathology - Volumes 10-12, page 96. From the entry PMV
• A particularly striking example of host manipulation called ‘summit disease’ occurs across a wide range of insect groups including aphids, grasshoppers, butterflies and moths, beetles and ants.2017, Jack Ashby, “Caterpillar with Parasitoid Fungus: Dried Specimen”, in Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects, Stroud…. From the entry summit disease
• In a warm space without good air circulation, conditions will also be ripe for the development of mildew or for the proliferation of pests like aphids.2014, Alice McGowan, Brian McGowan, edited by Sarah Guare and Carleen Madigan, Saving Container Plants: Overwintering Techniques for…. From the entry brugmansia
• The method encouraged the chrysopids and coccinellids to lay eggs before or at the very beginning of the aphid build-up and thus prevented aphid populations from attaining damaging levels.1976, M. Mackauer, M. J. Way, “4: Myzus persicae Sulz., an aphid of world importance”, in V. L. Delucchi, editor, Studies in Biological…. From the entry chrysopid
• Aphids can be controlled by spraying with a modern (targetted) aphidicide early in the season, as a routine precaution, or soft soap sprays can be used on a regular basis.2005, Philip McMillan Browse, Heligan: Fruit, Flowers and Herbs. From the entry aphidicide

Meaning of aphid

1. noun A sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.

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How do you use aphid in a sentence?

Aphid is used as a noun. For example: “A loveliness of ladybugs is enjoying lunch - little aphids that pepper a crop of soybeans.”

What is a short sentence with aphid?

“The larvae, it seemed, had "passed" as aphids.”

What does aphid mean?

Aphid means a sap-sucking insect pest of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.