Aphids are small, soft-bodied, slow moving insects with piercing mouthparts that suck the sap out of plants. There are about 5000 different species. They are only about ¼ inch in size and can be any ...

A comparative feeding site preference and competition study was performed in the laboratory on two species of aphids, the bean aphid, Aphis fabae Scopoli, and the pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum ...

Nature is full of interesting creatures. But have you ever seen bugs that dance? With all the different insects out there, ...

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 ...

Evolution is unfolding in real time within many natural animal populations and researchers are now observing how this influences biodiversity in the field. In a newly published study in Molecular ...

This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. As restaurant patrons' diverse food preferences give rise to varied menu offerings, so plant-eating insects' preferences play an ...