Talk:Horticulture/Aphids

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[edit] White oil

does white oil kill aphids? i have heard it does but am unsure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 61.68.165.192 (talk • contribs) 14:33, 18 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Getting rid of aphids

Could someone please explain how to get RID of these beasts? We have them in the laboratory - and no, it's not a zoology departments, we work in Botany - THANKS. massa 08:14, 28 September 2005 (UTC)

mix together a soap solution (preferably using a high posphate soap) and spray aphids. You will probably want to wash plants an hour after application. Do this a couple of times and your aphids will be gone. This is the approach we took to manageing aphids in our greenhouse when I was working at the Univ. of Wisconsin. JorjGaidin 14:14, 18 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Part of All of Their Life?

I was browsing through, and I stumbled upon the second sentence in the "Reproduction" section.

For part of all of their life, aphids are often found to be parthenogenetic.

I can't make heads or tails of what that means: Aphids are partially always often parthenogenetic?? Someone knowledgable should rewrite that so it makes sense. I'd fix it myself, but I don't know the first thing about aphid reproduction. - Rynne 19:07, 5 April 2006 (UTC)

What I don't get: Most parthenogenic species' unfertilised eggs produce male offspring -> this would mean an increase in the number of fertilising individuals -> which would mean less unfertilised eggs -> which means more females to produce eggs -> increase in population.

But, aphids are the opposite. Unfertilised eggs become female -> leading to more females -> leading to more unfertilised eggs. So then why are there still male aphids?

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.250.6.246 (talk • contribs) 19:21, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of links

An anonymous user, User:75.117.87.140 (talk contribs) has removed a number of links from the article (diff) anyone who's more knowledgeable on the topic, please review the edit and revert what's relevant. -- intgr 07:12, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I checked it out, and I think it was unwarranted. I replaced all the links and images, and kept the updated information. --Iamunknown 04:19, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for restoring, I myself wanted to restore but had forgotten.. thanks again. --vineeth 13:55, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Interesting fact section

whats mentioned in the "interesting fact" section is already mentioned in the article. 87.69.103.82 02:20, 14 October 2006 (UTC)