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earthling<p>Pest removal</p><p>A ladybird makes a meal of aphids in a garden in England, UK. Gardeners preparing for autumn are likely to encounter a surge of ladybirds, thanks to the warm spring and summer temperatures that significantly increased aphid populations – their primary food source.</p><p>Photograph: Alamy/PA </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ladybird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ladybird</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Oleander aphids (Aphis nerii) on a swamp milkweed seedpod that has been chewed open, I think, by a monarch butterfly larva. Almost all aphid species adopt a headstand posture (facing ground) when feeding. Interesting. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/milkweed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>milkweed</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/asclepias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asclepias</span></a></p>
neville park<p>Yesterday, among some big willows down by the lake, I saw an amazing phenomenon: the grass was absolutely swarming with yellowjackets (there was one every few inches), and, when I looked up, I saw the trees were too! </p><p>They didn't seem to be coming from any particular point. I wondered if it was their Sex Day or something, but though I looked closely I didn't see any mating or really any interaction with each other at all. And in the trees I also saw other insects—bald-faced hornets, mud daubers, potter wasps, even what looked like mini dragonflies. Watching the wasps on the ground, I noticed they seemed to be…licking? </p><p>Then I noticed the dark blue giant willow aphids. Not that many on the ground, and the wasps were ignoring them. But then I looked at low-hanging branches and saw clusters of aphids, and then I felt…tiny drops! </p><p>There were so many aphids in the willow trees that they were showering the branches, leaves, and ground with honeydew (sugary excretions), in turn attracting wasps feeding on it! </p><p>Anyway that was just a cool little thing to figure out.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InverteFest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InverteFest</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Aphididae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aphididae</span></a></p>
All for Gardening<p>Houseplants will be pest-free with DIY spray made with 3 kitchen items <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1345191/houseplants-will-be-pest-free-with-diy-spray-made-with-3-kitchen-items/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1345191/ho</span><span class="invisible">useplants-will-be-pest-free-with-diy-spray-made-with-3-kitchen-items/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardener" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardener</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HouseplantCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HouseplantCare</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HowToKeepBugsAwayFromHouseplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowToKeepBugsAwayFromHouseplants</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ITV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ITV</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ThisMorning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisMorning</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a></p>
Ryan Hodnett<p>Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Orchid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orchid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aphids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtWithOpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darktable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BloomScrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Florespondence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Florespondence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Orchids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Orchids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flowers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FlowersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlowersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
Ryan Hodnett<p>Argentine Ant (Linepithema humile) and Aphids</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ant</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Aphids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Hemiptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hemiptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ArtWithOpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ArtWithOpenSource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Darktable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Darktable</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/CCBYSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYSA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/InsectPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>
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Entomological Soc. of America<p>New on Entomology Today: A team of researchers in China finds that the sweet-taste inhibitor lactisole reduces sugar feeding in aphids. However, in some cases, lactisole also reduces plant growth, meaning further research is needed to turn it into an effective tool for aphid pest management. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://entomologytoday.org/2025/06/04/sweet-taste-inhibitor-lactisole-curbs-aphid-feeding-plant-growth/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">entomologytoday.org/2025/06/04</span><span class="invisible">/sweet-taste-inhibitor-lactisole-curbs-aphid-feeding-plant-growth/</span></a></p>
Coprolite9000 - PixelfedIt's been more than 24 hours without posting bugs? Oh no.<br> <br> Have an aphid (and a bumblebee), a butterfly (Pararge aegeria?), a jumping spider (Salticus scenicus?), and ... some bramble shoots. A plant? The horror!<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/bumblebees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/aphids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aphids</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/spiders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spiders</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.hylobatidae.org/discover/tags/Derbyshire?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Derbyshire</a>
GeologistsCat<p>Today is day 3 of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/30DaysWild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>30DaysWild</span></a> 😻 During our evening <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hedgewatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hedgewatch</span></a> in our garden we discovered many <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ladybird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ladybird</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/larvae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>larvae</span></a> 😻<br>They are very welcome in our place because they love to eat <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InsectThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectThursday</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insectphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectphotography</span></a></p>
MrPistachios<p>Another little Aphid hanging out</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.world/c/macrophotography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>macrophotography</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/NeatoBuilds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NeatoBuilds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/SonyA7RIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SonyA7RIII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/Laowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Laowa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/year2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>year2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.neatobuilds.com/tags/Milpitas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Milpitas</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Another welcome visitor on my aphid-infested fava beans, a syrphid fly larva (or pre-pupa). Might take it home and rear it to adulthood so I can get an ID. I love having my desk covered in vials of mystery critters. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SyrphidFlies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SyrphidFlies</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HoverFlies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoverFlies</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/FlowerFlies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlowerFlies</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/aphids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aphids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/syrphidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>syrphidae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg

🧵 If you listened to my micro-macro-amplifyer you could hear a "roaaarrr!" against #aphids on my rose. In German, #ladybird larvae are called Blattlauslöwen, #aphid lions.

Because of the warm winter and the terrible dryness, we have myriads of aphids. And because of farmers using more pesticides, we have less #insects and insect eating #birds. So more aphids*. Everything is #interconnected. Read ALT!

#NatureMatchCuts#ladybeetle#Coccinellidae
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Nelson

@acm_redfox "Researchers observed that larval lacewings that do feed on [oleander aphids] may not mature normally, that ladybug larvae may have deformed wings as adults, and that afflicted spiders spin aberrant webs." uwm.edu/field-station/bug-of-t

It seems that some ladybugs can be harmed by oleander aphids, although perhaps others can tolerate their poisons.

Which bugs, ladybugs or otherwise, can eat these aphids without taking damage? It's not clear to me.

#ladybugs#lacewings#spiders
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