: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Related to aphids, scales, and mealybugs, whiteflies can cause significant harm in greenhouses.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
For Santa Cruz County cannabis farmers battling infestations of aphids, one chemical in particular worked wonders.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Occasionally, some insects, such as scale, spider mites, aphids, or whiteflies may take up residence on the leaves.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2024
Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2024
For Santa Cruz County cannabis farmers battling infestations of aphids, one chemical in particular worked wonders.
—Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Occasionally, some insects, such as scale, spider mites, aphids, or whiteflies may take up residence on the leaves.
—Lauren David, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Dec. 2024
Outdoor spiders are hard at work, devouring home and garden pests such as ants, flies, mosquitoes, aphids, and thrips.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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aphid
noun
ˈā-fəd 
also ˈaf-əd
: any of numerous small soft-bodied insects that suck the juices of plants
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