What are the different types of aphids?

What are the different types of aphids?

AphididaeMacrosiphum rosaeTramini

How do aphids travel?

Aphid infestations tend to develop quickly, and the insects are highly mobile: they rapidly travel from one plant to another. Indoors, aphids spread between plants by flying or crawling. Aphids cause damage by sucking sap from new growth on plants.

What are the characteristics of aphid?

All aphids have very small eyes, sucking mouthparts in the form of a relatively long, segmented rostrum, and fairly long antennae. These insects are so small (a few millimeters in length), that winds can transport them for fairly long distances. They are often green, but might be red or brown, as well.

What does aphid infestation look like?

Look for misshapen, curling, stunted, or yellowing leaves. Be sure to check the undersides of leaves; aphids love to hide there. If the leaves or stems are covered with a sticky substance, that is a sign that aphids may have been sipping sap.

Where do indoor Aphids come from?

Sometimes called plant lice, they are one of the most common pests of indoor plants. Aphids are easily brought indoors on infested plants, attached to clothing, or by the wind through an open window.

How do you kill aphids on indoor plants?

Chemical Control

1. Apply rubbing alcohol to the foliage with a cotton swab to kill small groups of aphids on houseplants.
2. Mix a solution of insecticidal soap or horticultural oil and water, according to the label directions, and pour the solution into a spray bottle.
3. Repeat applications of insecticides, as needed.

What insects does mint attract?

Let your mint go to flower and it will attract bees, beneficial wasps, hoverflies (aphid eaters), and tachinid flies (parasitic on nasty bugs). The smell of the mint plant will also repel houseflies, cabbage moths, ants, aphids, squash bugs, fleas, mosquitoes, and even mice.

Does mint plant keep bugs away?

Mint. Mint is another example of a great cooking herb that keeps pests away. Menthol, the active ingredient in mint, acts as a pesticide for mosquito larvae and mites. It also repels ants and spiders.