Say aphids and most Midwestern growers are programmed to think soybeans. Truth is, there are more than 4000 different aphid species. Now some of them appear to be headed to the cornfield. Iowa State ...
Aphids are a common sap-feeding insect pest found in the garden. Large clusters of aphids can raise understandable concern ...
These are corn leaf aphids feeding on maize. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of ...
There has been a recent uptick in the amount of calls and reports we have been getting on the increasing presence of sugarcane aphids in the western grain sorghum production regions of Oklahoma, ...
QUICK, WHAT COMES to mind when you hear “aphids”? To rose lovers, aphids are tiny bright green bugs that turn gardens ugly by chewing holes in otherwise healthy leaves and buds. Butterfly enthusiasts ...
Bugs are always on the brain when raising crops—it’s a never-ending battle that farmers must be prepared to fight every day of the year. Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas ...
Aphid populations surged in Illinois fields last week, particularly in June-planted corn. “They like a higher sugar load, so that’s why the June hybrids are getting hit hard,” explains Ken Ferrie, ...
When some maize varieties generate defensive compounds against caterpillars they become more susceptible to aphids, researchers have found. Corn seedlings are especially susceptible to hungry insect ...
Aphid populations exhibit a complex interplay of genetic variation and spatial organisation shaped by reproductive mode, dispersal ability and environmental factors. Genetic diversity in aphids ranges ...
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