Aphids How to Manage Pests Pests in Gardens and Landscapes

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In this Guideline:

Identification
Life cycle
Damage
Management
About Pest Notes
Publication
Glossary
Aphids are small, soft-bodied insects with long, slender mouth parts that they use to pierce stems, leaves, and other tender plant parts and suck out plant fluids. Almost every plant has one or more aphid species that occasionally feeds on it. Many aphid species are difficult to distinguish; however, identification to species is not necessary to control them in most situations.

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