Aphids are also known as plant lice and in Britain and the Commonwealth as greenflies, blackflies or whiteflies. They are small sap sucking insects. Aphids are among the most destructive insect pests on cultivated plants in temperate regions.
Have you noticed how all of life is connected? You probably know about the relationship between honey ants (farm ants) and aphids. The ants can't seem to get enough of the tasty honey dew left behind by aphids, those tiny sap-sucking insects probably living in your garden. These two insects have a fascinating relationship. In exchange for all the sugary treats aphids deposit on leaves, the ants wage fierce battle against wasps, beetles and spiders that try to dine on aphids for lunch. As those aphids keep their ant friends happy, the ants keep their aphid buddies alive. Everyone wins, except the plants, of course.
Strange, how all of life is interconnected.
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