Aphids are soft-bodied, pear-shaped, tiny insects growing about 1/8 inch in length

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Aphids have a complex lifecycle. Females asexually deliver live nymphs in summer.

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Aphids excrete honeydew, attarcting ants

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Aphid Infection causes distorted, yellowish leaves.

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You can simply Hose them down with a blazing stream of water

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Neem oil solutions work best on aphid infections.

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Attract beneficial insects that prey on Aphids to prevent them

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