For plant species that depend on animal-mediated pollination, reproduction hinges on adequate access to pollinators. Even in the presence of intact pollinator assemblages, negative interactions among ...

Key Points Aphids are tiny sap-sucking pests that quickly damage houseplants.Early infestations can be controlled with water, ...

Symbiotic ants manipulate aphid reproduction rates to achieve a specific mix of green and red aphids, maintaining the inferior green aphids which produce the ants' favorite snack. Symbiotic ants ...

Aphids are pear-shaped insects with relatively small bodies an eighth of an inch or less in length. They are referred to as soft-bodied insects because they do not have a hard exoskeleton like many ...

Human management practices and large detritivores such as earthworms incorporate plant litter into the soil, thereby forming a heterogeneous soil environment from which plant roots extract nutrients.

Aphids are very common in most home gardens and they can be one of the peskiest pests that you can find in your vegetable garden. Aphids have tiny (adults are under a quarter inch), soft pear-shaped ...

Aphids seem to find their way into every garden. They feed on the plant’s sap and literally suck the life out of the plant. Most aphids in California's mild climate reproduce asexually (without mating ...

Aphids are tiny insects that suck the sap from a houseplant's leaves. Neem oil and diatomaceous earth are the best organic solutions to use to rid plants of aphids. Keeping a plant healthy and ...

URBANA - This year farmers in the Midwest are growing a new variety of soybeans developed by University of Illinois researchers that has resistance to soybean aphids. However, in addition to the ...

Symbiotic ants manipulate aphid reproduction rates to achieve a specific mix of green and red aphids, maintaining the inferior green aphids which produce the ants' favorite snack. Ants and aphids ...