: any of numerous very small soft-bodied homopterous insects (superfamily Aphidoidea) that suck the juices of plants
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Zinnias have few insect pests but may be affected by spider mites, aphids and whiteflies.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
The gardener’s insecticide that killed the aphids on the roses, releasing the old, rich, scented breeze that had infected him with self-confidence.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
An aphid had flown into a spider web and tried in vain to escape from the sticky threads.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Honeydew is a sugary waste liquid produced by sap-feeding insects like aphids, certain scale insects, and planthoppers.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
The gardener’s insecticide that killed the aphids on the roses, releasing the old, rich, scented breeze that had infected him with self-confidence.
—Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
An aphid had flown into a spider web and tried in vain to escape from the sticky threads.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
Honeydew is a sugary waste liquid produced by sap-feeding insects like aphids, certain scale insects, and planthoppers.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Aphid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aphid. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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