Repeated coverage is necessary because one surviving aphid can start the cycle all over again. Pay attention to directions.

Aphids have a complex life cycle, which is why the population can skyrocket within days. The eggs, which are minuscule, ...

This is called the "stable stage distribution." Imagine some adult aphids disperse to an alfalfa field in the spring (Figure 1). Initially the population consists of only adult aphids (Day 0).

This monstrous-looking insect is an aphid feeding on a leaf. As the aphid feeds, it uses molecules in its saliva to alter the growth of the plant it’s feeding on to serve its own purposes. This ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The paper B. Li et al., “A large genomic insertion containing a duplicated follistatin gene is linked to the pea aphid male wing dimorphism,” ...