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Chemical Communication in Aphids
Scientists are busy identifying the myriad of molecules that regulate social, reproductive, and emergency interactions of aphids and associated animals.
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Ants Tightly Control Their Aphids
Although ants and aphids are known to share a mutually positive relationship, the ants keep their "cows" in line through behavioral and chemical constraints.
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Persistent Viral Infections of Aphids
Viral diseases that aphids transmit to plants are either persistent or last only a few days. The viruses of persistent infections permeate the entire body of the aphid.
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Aphids Transmit Plant Viruses
While a heavy infestation of aphids may deplete a plant's resources and kill it, a light scattering of aphids might transfer viruses that destroy an entire crop.
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Hazards to Aphids Living in Galls
Dangers and restrictions of gall living affect the dwellers. The ways in which aphids attempt to overcome these are highly evolved, yet are sometimes insurmountable.
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Unusual Lifestyles of Aphids
Although most are aerial, many aphids cause plants to produce galls, produce external camouflage, or even go underground and spend the winter in ant burrows.
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Galls Benefit Aphids
Living inside an overgrowth of plant tissue, some aphids are both hidden from predators and derive higher quality nourishment than do free-living aphids.
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Aphids and Ants
Although ants will eat anything, they show a different behavior to aphids: protecting them, milking them, and even carrying them onto new plants.
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Aphids Can Cause Serious Damage to Plants
Aphids pierce plant phloem cells and drink the sap. Their feeding method is wasteful. Sometimes they remove so many nutrients the plant withers and dies.
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Contributing Articles in Crawling Insects
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The Cockroach
Why the cockroach? The creature causes chills and disgust. It is associated with filth. Yet the roach has survived millions of years and its system is amazing.
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How to Make a Bedbug Trap
In some bedbug infestations, the bugs are so rare that they are hard to detect. Anyone can make a bedbug trap to prove the bugs are there, and even remove some of them.
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Bedbug Symptoms – Do Bedbugs Spread Disease?
Though many people don't react to bedbug bites, a rash may be the first obvious sign of a bedbug infestation. Fortunately, bedbugs don't spread diseases.
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The Red Imported Fire Ant
Red Imported Fire Ants are an imported pest that have thrived in the US, causing agricultural damage and human health hazards.
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With Ticks Active, Protect Yourself From Bites
Insect bites are part of the equation when spending time outdoors, but bites from several species of ticks can cause complications that are anything but routine.
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Got Fleas or Bedbugs? How to Kill Both
Bedbugs and fleas are similar in size and behavior, so it can be difficult to tell them apart. Ridding a home of either requires early detection and swift, sure action.
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Aphid Numbers and Damage Soar with the Heat
Flower gardens and trees are under siege by aphids, a tiny sucking insect that causes leaves to turn yellow and take on a distorted appearance.
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Control Bed Bugs Naturally
Understanding how bed bugs bite may mean the difference between bring them home to feast on your family and leaving them out in the cold.
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Human Head and Body Lice in History
From the time the first louse bit a human being, we've put up with them, misunderstood them, hated, them, and used them. They've affected us in return.
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The Life Cycle of the Asian Longhorned Beetles
When the Asian Longhorned Beetles arrived in Worcester, they weren't singing "Love Me Too", but they did exacerbate an already stressful and icy pre-Christmas season
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How Do You Get Rid of Bed Bugs
Few people want blood-sucking insects sharing their bed with them, so how do you get rid of bed bugs? What causes bed bugs in the first place?
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Keep Bed Bugs Out of Your House
A bed bug infestation can be a nightmare to solve, so it's worth taking a few simple but effective steps to keep yourself protected.
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