The word 'honeydew' sounds benign, but the sugary waste product of aphids can promote growth of bacteria that are highly virulent to the pests, according to a new study. The word 'honeydew' sounds ...

You’ve probably seen a hoverfly. It’s a small, bee-like insect that hovers over your flowers in summer. Though they look like ...

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, Vol. 89, No. 1 (JANUARY 2016), pp. 85-91 (7 pages) Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are pests of a vast array of crops globally, contributing to significant ...

AUSTIN, Texas — You've likely noticed the sticky stuff covering your car recently. Well, it's not sap coming from trees. It's actually a sugary liquid known as "honeydew," according to a report by KUT ...

While examining my milkweed, I noticed an unsightly black, sooty mold exclusively on the underside of leaves on my common milkweed plants. I knew immediately that aphids, a small 1/16- to 1/8-inch ...

(Beyond Pesticides, January 6, 2022) Seeds treated with neonicotinoid insecticides contaminate honeydew, often the biggest source of food for pest predators, according to recent research published in ...

Sticky honeydew has been excreted by aphid insects on vehicles in many parts of the United States. Camilo Jimenez via Unsplash If you’ve noticed a sticky residue left behind on your vehicle, you ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – The word ‘honeydew’ sounds benign, but the sugary waste product of aphids can promote growth of bacteria that are highly virulent to the pests, according to a new Cornell University ...