Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images / Christophe Lehenaff Aphids are tiny soft-bodied pests that feed on a variety of plants, including vegetables, ...

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Does it ever seem that you look at one of the plants in your garden and it’s totally fine, and then the next time you look at it, it’s covered with aphids? That could be because aphid populations can ...

Plants communicate with neighbouring plants to activate an airborne defence against aphids. However, the genetic pathway underlying this defence mechanism is unknown. A signalling cascade centred ...