Plant lice are tiny insects that live off of vegetation. Unfortunately for gardeners, their food of choice is plants. Plant lice multiply quickly and can devastate a garden within a couple of weeks.
PLANT LICE - This is a reference to aphids found in British publications.
Aphids (Homoptera Aphididae) also known as plant lice are tiny (1/8″) soft bodied, oval to pear shape insects that come in green, pink, red, brown, black or dusty gray.
Commonly called plant lice.
Detection:
Check the undersides of leaves, new shoots and buds for an oval shaped insect which grows to about 3mm long with disproportionately long legs and antennae; some species also have wings.
The pest: Aphids, also known as plant lice, are small, teardrop-shaped and come in a wide range of colors. They have two small tailpipe-like projections on their backsides. Females can give birth to live aphids without mating.
Sometimes called plant lice, they are small, soft-bodied, pear-shaped insects, generally less than 1/8" long. Most are green or black but they can also be found in a variety of other colors as well.
Also known as plant lice, aphids are small sap-sucking insects that are known to infest kale. By removing a plant's sap, the aphids slowly drain the life from it.
Known by many names, aphid, green fly, and plant lice, this insect is probably the most despised of all garden pests. Most people recognize this insect and the damage it does well before they know what it is.
Minute plant-feeding insects within the super family Aphidoidea. Commonly known as greenfly, blackfly or plant lice.
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not to splatter soil onto the plant when you water to keep the disease off the plant. If the mildew shows up, plant next year's zinnias in another location to avoid contagion from the soil. Zinnias can attact grasshoppers and aphids or plant lice.
 See also: Aphid, Insect, Plant, Natural, Insecticides
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