Re: Aphids and peonies
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Aphids and peonies
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2000 02:46:08 EDT
In a message dated 04/23/2000 11:15:05 AM Central Daylight Time,
mlaute@micron.net writes:
<< Yes, but it's a blessing that most aphids can't fly. By the time they walk
down to soil surface and over to another plant then up that, they're just
about through with their life cycle. If you're lucky they die before they
stick mouth parts into the new plant. Margaret L >>
Aphids are moved from plant to plant many times by ants that "milk" them for
sugar.
They do spread viruses in many other groups of plants too.
During the spring most species are confined to the roots and soil surface,
were they have been "sleeping" over the winter.
Paul
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