Ants are often an early sign of the presence of aphids on a plant because they protect aphids from their natural enemies.

Specifically, the work is confirming that extremely complicated processes are at play, all of which are associated with the relationship that develops between aphids, the virus they carry, and the ...

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If you’ve ever headed out into the garden in the morning to discover your zucchini plants have collapsed overnight, it’s likely the work of squash vine borers. These destructive pests can lay waste to ...

After stalling in Oklahoma in early April as they waited for milkweed to emerge — monarchs lay their eggs on milkweed, and monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed (genus Asclepias) — the butterflies ...

It is no secret that habitat loss is a key driver of monarch decline. Milkweed, the only plant on which monarchs lay eggs, has been widely decimated due to herbicide-intensive agricultural ...

Cardiff City's survival hopes were dealt a hammerblow after Cameron Brannagan's 35-yard screamer meant Aaron Ramsey's first game in charge ended in an agonising 1-1 draw with Oxford United.

As glaciers began retreating northward approximately 20,000 years ago, milkweed—the only food source for the monarch's caterpillar—did the same. Monarch butterflies began following milkweed's range ...

"It's a pretty tough butterfly." But that toughness is being tested. Monarchs returning to the U.S. need milkweed plants to lay their eggs on; it's the only source of food their newly born ...

They also have Colorado potato beetle and southern potato wireworm in common. Similarly, cole crops like cabbage, broccoli, kale, and cauliflower attract cabbage aphids, cabbageworms, and cabbage ...