Herbivorous insects, especially aphids, often form close ecological relationships with the plants upon which they feed. One consequence of this is that many species are structured into distinct ...

What are they? The lettuces are in pots, in re-used soil. A. They are most likely lettuce root aphids. A few of my lettuces were afflicted with them only once. A sign of their presence is wilting ...

New Zealand’s largest grower and marketer of lettuces says a special effort needs to be made to educate consumers on the lettuce aphid which is now affecting every lettuce growing region.

In this situation, the aphids would prefer nasturtiums over the lettuce. This allows the lettuce ... It bloomed again this fall, but now it’s root bound and too big for its good size pot.

Here's some good news: greenfly and their hundreds of sap-sucking relatives aren't as big a headache for gardeners as they once were. They've stopped making the RHS's list of top 10 problems and I ...

peach potato aphids and lettuce root aphids. Bayer says the product is a long-term solution which affects population build-up by distributing up and down all the plant to protect new growth and ...

The Chief Executive of VegFed, Peter Silcock, said today that while lettuce growers worked on solutions to its major aphid problem, it was important that consumers were aware of how they might ...

Lockyer Valley lettuce growers are being warned to take precautions to stop a New Zealand aphid from devastating winter crops. The pest has been found in Tasmania, and has begun eating its way ...

little brown aphids showed up on Cuyapo (Pistia stratiotes) or Water Lettuce. It was first thought that the brown speckles were fish food bits landing on the floating plants. After another month ...