{"id":2466,"date":"2012-02-07T09:34:27","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/?page_id=2466"},"modified":"2025-10-07T17:39:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T21:39:25","slug":"aphids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/fact-sheets\/common-name-listing\/aphids\/","title":{"rendered":"Aphids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Often called plant lice, aphids are small, soft-bodied insects. They range in color from black to green to yellow. Their numbers may greatly increase in a short time and crowding stimulates the production of winged forms. They may cover the entire surface of a leaf or stem. They can be vectors of viruses. Encourage natural predators, such as ladybird beetles or lacewing larvae, to help keep their populations in check. Lacewing eggs can be purchased from seed companies. These eggs soon hatch and yield good aphid control. There are also chemicals that can be used to control them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 20%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2466 gallery-columns-5 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onBeet.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onBeet-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aphids on Beet Leaves\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onBeet-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onBeet-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-850'>\n\t\t\t\tAphids on beet leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onPepper.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onPepper-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Aphids on Pepper Leaves\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onPepper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/Aphids-onPepper-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-849'>\n\t\t\t\tAphids on Pepper Leaves\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Bird-Cherry-Oat-Aphid-Rhopalosiphum-padi-071023.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Bird-Cherry-Oat-Aphid-Rhopalosiphum-padi-071023-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Bird Cherry Oat Aphid - also called an Oat-Birdcherry Aphid (Rhopalosiphum padi) (central Maine; 7\/10\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Bird-Cherry-Oat-Aphid-Rhopalosiphum-padi-071023-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Bird-Cherry-Oat-Aphid-Rhopalosiphum-padi-071023-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13514'>\n\t\t\t\tBird Cherry Oat Aphid \/ Oat-Birdcherry Aphid (<i>Rhopalosiphum padi<\/i>) (central Maine; 7\/10\/2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphid-Aphis-nasturtii-062823.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphid-Aphis-nasturtii-062823-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a winged Buckthorn Aphid (Aphis nasturtii) (central Maine; 6\/28\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphid-Aphis-nasturtii-062823-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphid-Aphis-nasturtii-062823-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13532'>\n\t\t\t\tBuckthorn Aphid (winged form) (<i>Aphis nasturtii<\/i>) (close relative of the Melon\/Cotton Aphid) (central Maine; 6\/28\/2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphids-Aphis-nasturtii-062823.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphids-Aphis-nasturtii-062823-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Buckthorn Aphids (winged form) (Aphis nasturtii) (central Maine; 6\/28\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphids-Aphis-nasturtii-062823-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/BuckthornAphids-Aphis-nasturtii-062823-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13542'>\n\t\t\t\tBuckthorn Aphids (winged form) (<i>Aphis nasturtii<\/i>) (central Maine; 6\/28\/2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Corn Leaf Aphids\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-845'>\n\t\t\t\tCorn Leaf Aphids\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-02.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Closeup view of several Corn Leaf Aphids\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/CornLeafAphids-02-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-846'>\n\t\t\t\tCorn Leaf Aphids (closer view)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/FoxgloveAphid-Aulacorthum-solani-062823.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/FoxgloveAphid-Aulacorthum-solani-062823-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a winged Foxglove Aphid (Aulacorthum solani) (central Maine; 6\/28\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/FoxgloveAphid-Aulacorthum-solani-062823-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/FoxgloveAphid-Aulacorthum-solani-062823-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13529'>\n\t\t\t\tFoxglove Aphid (winged form) (<i>Aulacorthum solani<\/i>) (central Maine; 6\/28\/2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Foxglove-Aphid.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Foxglove-Aphid-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a Foxglove aphid on a lettuce leaf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Foxglove-Aphid-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2020\/03\/Foxglove-Aphid-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10149'>\n\t\t\t\tFoxglove Aphid on a lettuce leaf (this aphid has a wide host range)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Green Peach Aphid (Myzus persicae) (Columbia Falls, ME; 6\/25\/2009)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-14540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/03\/GreenPeachAphid-Myzus-persicae-062509-1-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-14540'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Peach Aphid (<i>Myzus persicae<\/i>) (Columbia Falls, ME; 6\/25\/2009)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Green-Peach-Aphid-062723.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Green-Peach-Aphid-062723-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Green Peach (winged) Aphid (Myzus persicae) (the rectangular, dark-colored patch or &#039;mask&#039; on the abdomen is unique to the species)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Green-Peach-Aphid-062723-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Green-Peach-Aphid-062723-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13534'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Peach Aphid (winged form) (<i>Myzus persicae<\/i>) (the rectangular, dark-colored patch or &#8216;mask&#8217; on the abdomen is unique to the species but is found only on the winged individuals)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/GreenPeachAphids.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/GreenPeachAphids-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Green Peach Aphids on broccoli\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/GreenPeachAphids-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/GreenPeachAphids-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-848'>\n\t\t\t\tGreen Peach Aphids on broccoli\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Two-wingless-Potato-Aphids-062923.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Two-wingless-Potato-Aphids-062923-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"two wingless Potato Aphids (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) (central Maine; 6\/29\/2023) (legs and antennae are long relative to most other species of aphids; the antennae are roughly the same length as the body)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Two-wingless-Potato-Aphids-062923-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Two-wingless-Potato-Aphids-062923-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13538'>\n\t\t\t\tPotato Aphids (<i>Macrosiphum euphorbiae<\/i>) (central Maine; 6\/29\/2023) (legs and antennae are long relative to most other species of aphids; the antennae are roughly the same length as the body)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Potato-Aphid-062723.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Potato-Aphid-062723-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a winged Potato Aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae) (Exeter, Maine; 6\/27\/2023)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Potato-Aphid-062723-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/04\/Winged-Potato-Aphid-062723-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13540'>\n\t\t\t\tPotato Aphid (winged form) (<i>Macrosiphum euphorbiae<\/i>) (Exeter, Maine; 6\/27\/2023)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/Potato-Aphid-JFD.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/Potato-Aphid-JFD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"closeup image of a winged Potato Aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-12790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/Potato-Aphid-JFD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/Potato-Aphid-JFD-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-12790'>\n\t\t\t\tPotato Aphid (<i>Macrosiphum euphorbiae<\/i>) (winged form)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/PotatoAphid.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/PotatoAphid-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Potato Aphid\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/PotatoAphid-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2010\/11\/PotatoAphid-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-847'>\n\t\t\t\tPotato Aphid (&#8216;Winged Rose&#8217; stage)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524b.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White Pine Aphid on white pine needles (Unity, ME; 9\/25\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524b-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524b-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13898'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Pine Aphid (Unity, ME; 9\/25\/2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"a White Pine Aphid (Cinara strobi) on white pine needles (Unity, ME; 9\/25\/2024)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-13897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/09\/White-Pine-Aphid-Cinara-strobi-092524-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-13897'>\n\t\t\t\tWhite Pine Aphid (<i>Cinara strobi<\/i>) (on white pine needles in Unity, ME; 9\/25\/2024)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Woolly Beech Aphid (winged) resting on a person&#039;s hand (Phyllaphis fagi) (Naples, ME; 7\/5\/2025) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2025\/07\/Woolly-Beech-Aphid-Phyllaphis-fagi-070525-MShepard-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15530'>\n\t\t\t\tWoolly Beech Aphid (<i>Phyllaphis fagi<\/i>) (winged form) (resting on a person&#8217;s hand in Naples, ME; 7\/5\/2025) (Photo courtesy of M. Shepard)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Additional Information<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umn.edu\/yard-and-garden-insects\/aphids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aphids in Home Yards and Gardens<\/strong><\/a> (University of Minnesota Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ecommons.cornell.edu\/items\/86e26c94-eafd-4b0b-8af9-0ee9b124609b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aphids<\/strong><\/a> (Cornell)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hort.extension.wisc.edu\/articles\/managing-aphids-greenhouses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Managing Aphids in Greenhouses<\/strong><\/a> (Cooperative Extension; Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/entomology.oregonstate.edu\/sites\/agscid7\/files\/entomology\/Aphid_Adelgid_Pests_of_Conifers.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Aphid and Adelgid Pests of Conifers [pdf]<\/strong><\/a> (Oregon State University)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/ipm\/ipddl\/publications\/5039e\/\"><b>Sucking Insects that Affect Vegetable Plants<\/b><\/a><\/strong> (UMaine Extension)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Some Individual Species of Aphids that we have in Maine:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/483707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alfalfa Aphid \/ Spotted Alfalfa Aphid \/ Yellow Clover Aphid<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(<i>Therioaphis trifolii<\/i>; older name: <span data-huuid=\"13929676081711397147\"><em>Therioaphis maculata<\/em>) (BugGuide.net)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/337663\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bird Cherry Oat Aphid \/ Oat-Birdcherry Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/356273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Black Bean Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/1492165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Corn Leaf Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/342950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Goldenglow Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (hosts: Asteraceae plants and milkweed) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/248950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grain Aphid \/ English Grain Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) | <a href=\"https:\/\/influentialpoints.com\/Gallery\/Sitobion_avenae_English_Grain_aphid.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>English Grain Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (InfluentialPoints.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/home-and-garden-ipm\/common-name-listing\/green-peach-aphids\/\"><strong>Green Peach Aphid<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.ipm.ucanr.edu\/agriculture\/lettuce\/foxglove-aphid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Foxglove Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (UC IPM)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/343017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mealy Cabbage Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) (Example of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/355982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mealy Cabbage Aphid &#8211; winged form<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/6167\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Oleander Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (Best known hosts: Oleander, Milkweed, and Vinca) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/248948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Potato Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net) | <a href=\"https:\/\/content.ces.ncsu.edu\/potato-aphid-on-ornamental-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Potato Aphids on Ornamental Plants<\/strong><\/a> (NC State Extension)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/potatoes\/ipm\/field-guide\/aphids\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Potato (and other) Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (part of UMaine Extension\u2019s Potato IPM Program)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/483707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spotted Alfalfa Aphid \/ Yellow Clover Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (<i>Therioaphis trifolii<\/i>; older name: <span data-huuid=\"13929676081711397147\"><em>Therioaphis maculata<\/em>) (BugGuide.net)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/356083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotted Poplar Aphid<\/a><\/strong> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/168464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>White Pine Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/157195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woolly Alder Aphid<\/a><\/strong> (superficially similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/343566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cottony Alder Psyllid<\/strong><\/a>) (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/347833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Woolly Beech Aphid<\/strong><\/a> (BugGuide.net)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often called plant lice, aphids are small, soft-bodied insects. 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