How to Use aphid in a Sentence

aphid

noun
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  • Most of the aphids will not be able to return to the plant.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • One records the white speckle of aphid eggs on a patch of leaves.
    — Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The disease was caused by a virus that was spread by aphids.
    — Grace Hwang Lynch, SFChronicle.com, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Watch for aphids and knock them from plants with a blast of water.
    — idahostatesman, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Most aphids that spread the virus die out by mid-summer.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com, 16 July 2019
  • Some of the first insect pests of the spring are aphids on tender young plant growth.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Why are there aphids and white flies in the school greenhouses?
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 4 May 2018
  • The wasp detects those chemicals, sniffing its way to the plant--and to the aphid.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2012
  • Dense colonies of aphids can be found along stems or on the undersides of leaves.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • If the wasp lays an egg inside the aphid, the bacteria kill the wasp larvae.
    — Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2011
  • The virus is transmitted by cotton aphids and can be passed in less than a minute.
    — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al.com, 16 July 2019
  • In the spring, the beetles will emerge from the bag and begin feeding on those pesky scaly insects and aphids.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 2 July 2023
  • Wasps have lost their appetite for aphids by this time of summer.
    — Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman, 6 July 2018
  • This creates tender new growth that calls out to aphids!
    — Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Two common ones are aphids and white flies, which are both visible to the eye, said Cronin.
    — Felicia Dechter, chicagotribune.com, 3 May 2018
  • Weather changes in the spring cause mild temporary stress, and the aphids appear.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2020
  • Those birds also eat aphids, so welcome them to the garden.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • Frozen or canned spinach is allowed to have an average of 50 aphids, thrips and mites.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Oh, and that isn’t counting the unknown numbers of teensy mites, aphids and thrips.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Oh, and that isn't counting the unknown numbers of teensy mites, aphids, and thrips.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 4 Oct. 2019
  • A quick blast of water with your hose also takes care of aphids, rose slugs and powdery mildew spores.
    — Rita Perwich, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 June 2017
  • As plants start putting out tender new growth, aphids start showing up.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2017
  • For good measure the aphids poop honeydew, bringing on the ants.
    — C.d. Wright, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
  • Blasts of water from the hose can eliminate spider mites and aphids.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Avelar adds that this can also help keep aphids (insects that feed on plant sap) away.
    — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 6 Mar. 2019
  • Spray whiteflies and aphids off with a sharp stream of water using a Bug Blaster hose end nozzle.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2023
  • Because the plants are kept in a greenhouse there is a constant battle with aphids, white flies, and powdery mildew.
    — Bruce Sterling, WIRED, 7 Sep. 2010
  • Crumpling leaves and bending tips at the tops of plants are indicators of aphids.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • Here is the Forest Health Fact Sheet for spruce aphid for your information.
    — oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Control mosaic virus, which yellows and stunts plants, by getting rid of the aphids that spread it.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2017

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