Aphidfi RTE Small insects about the size ofa pin
head. They dnnk Sap from the stems of plants.
Aphids can kill Plants by sucking out all the
plant sap with their sharp beaks.
When they are only a few days old, aphids
Start laying eggs. One aphid can lay thousands
of eggs. Most of these eggs are eaten by other
insects and birds. If this didn‘t happen, the
world would be filled with aphids.
Many kinds of ants take care of aphids. The
ants drink a sweet juice that drips out of
aphids. The juice is called honeydew. To get
honeydew, ants “milk” aphids by patting their
backs. In this way, ants are “farmers” and
aphids are their "cows.