Aphids by Kevin Zhang https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si The most destructive garden pest en-us 2019-04-04 20:44:18 UTC 2025-10-30 18:47:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png What are aphids? 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349085775 Play from 0:00  to 2:00 mins ]]> 2019-04-05 20:56:29 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349085775 Target Species 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349086945 All aphids feed on the leaves, flowers and stems of all plants, sucking out it's fluids (nutrients, minerals, and water) for sustenance. However, depending on the type of aphid, each has a different specific plant species that they prey on. Below are just a few of the different types of aphids.]]> 2019-04-05 21:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349086945 Green Apple Aphid 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349087663 Feed on apples, pear, and hawthorne]]> 2019-04-05 21:09:06 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349087663 Bean Aphid 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349088420 Feed on legumes and flowers ]]> 2019-04-05 21:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349088420 Leaf Curl Plum Aphid 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349088700 Feed on plums and prunes]]> 2019-04-05 21:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349088700 Potato Aphid 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349088942 Feed on potato, spinach, lettuce, tomato, etc]]> 2019-04-05 21:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349088942 Aphid Damage 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349089664 2019-04-05 21:25:35 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349089664 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349089932 2019-04-05 21:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349089932 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349090055 2019-04-05 21:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349090055 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349090362 2019-04-05 21:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349090362 Ways of Controlling Aphids 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349090510 2019-04-05 21:33:14 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349090510 Integrated Pest Management 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349209055 Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a scientific and considerate approach to manage pest in a modern, effective way while limiting costs and reducing risks to people and the environment. Some of the principles of IPM that can be applied to control aphids are:
  • Cultural control 
  • Mechanical control
  • Biological control 
  • Chemical control 
]]> 2019-04-07 03:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349209055 Cultural Control 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210067 High levels of nitrogen in pesticides and fertilizers used on plants can cause increased plant growth which aphids love as it helps to boost reproduction since there is more food for them eat. Thus, reducing the amount of fertilizer being used can help to limit aphid reproduction throughout the growing season,]]> 2019-04-07 03:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210067 Mechanical Control 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210099 A simple and effective way to eliminate aphids would be to use water from the hose to rinse them off the plants. High pressured water is unnecessary as aphids easily fall off and it can damage the plants. Once aphids fall off, they usually can't climb back up the plant and starve to death. ]]> 2019-04-07 03:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210099 Biological Control 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210109 Aphids have several natural predators such as ladybugs, green lacewing larvae, and parasitic wasps. These insects can be added to help reduce aphid population and the best way to get them in would be to add a plant to help attract it into the area. For example, ladybug's are attracted to sunflowers so planting those could help naturally bring ladybug's in to kill the aphids rather than buying ladybug's and throwing them onto the plant.]]> 2019-04-07 03:30:07 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210109 Chemical Control 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210124 Chemical insecticides can be used to help reduce aphids but it should be the last resort after all other methods fail. Some examples include insecticidal soap or horticultural oil. When choosing an insecticide, make sure to choose one with minimal impact to pollinators and natural enemies (e.x ladybugs) but still effective on the pest. Sometimes, insecticides may need to be applied twice. Check before that there are aphids still alive before applying unnecessary insecticides again to reduce environmental risks. ]]> 2019-04-07 03:30:22 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349210124 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349211827 2019-04-07 04:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349211827 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349211856 2019-04-07 04:07:28 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/349211856 Works Cited 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350541376 Green Peach Aphid, Myzus persicae. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/veg/aphid/green_peach_aphid.htm

How to Manage Pests. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7404.html 

Integrated Pest Management (I.P.M.) for Aphids. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/integrated-pest-management-i-p-m-for-aphids/

The Aphid Life Cycle. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.backyardnature.net/aphid_lc.htm ]]> 2019-04-10 19:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350541376 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350542472 2019-04-10 20:03:22 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350542472 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350542731 2019-04-10 20:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350542731 Aphids 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350965213 There are many different kinds of aphids but the most common type is the green peach aphid or the peach-potato aphid, also known scientifically as Myzus persicae. They can be found worldwide and all throughout North America. Aphids are extremely small insects growing up to only 3-4 mm in length. Some can also develop wings. Despite their size, they are considered as the worst garden pest due to their destructive nature and rapid ability to reproduce. Aphids feed off of the juices of plant leaves, stems, and flowers. They absorb the nutrients found in the plants phloem as their main source of food. They are highly destructive and can also transmit plant viruses (e.x Barley stripe mosaic virus). Furthermore, wingless adult female aphids can reproduce between 50 to 100 offspring at 12 different times a day! In addition, newly born aphids (nymphs) become fully reproductive adult aphids in a week! ]]> 2019-04-11 20:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350965213 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350988914                           Green Peach Aphids]]> 2019-04-11 22:29:10 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350988914 349430934 https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350989970 2019-04-11 22:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/349430934/suoh490ga3si/wish/350989970