Transverse Ladybird – Bird Ecology Study Group

31 May 2019

Aphids, ladybird beetles and Bottle Gourd plant

by Wee- YC- | posted in: Insects-others, Plants, Videography | 0

The Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) leaves attract aphids (Superfamily: Aphidoidea) that gather on the undersurface to feed on the plant sap (video below). As these tiny insects suck up the plant sap, excess sap is excreted from the anus as … Continued

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