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Aphids feed by sucking the life juices out of the plants in your
garden or field.
Below are some pictures of these garden pests to help you indentify them.
Note that one picture is of a lady bug feeding on aphids.
lady bugs are a welcome environmental pest control tool in any garden or field.
Aphids or greenfly, plant lice (Aphidoidea) are small plant-feeding insects (1 to 10 mm). Of all 4,000
species of known aphids (distributed in 10 families), around 250 are serious pests for agriculture and forestry, as
well as an annoyance for gardeners. Important natural predators include lady bugs, hoverfly larvae and lacewings.
Lady Bug Feeding on Aphids
Lady Bugs
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