Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Rose aphids (Macrosiphum rosae) feeding on rose bud (Rosa sp.) in garden with house in the background, Wiltshire, England, UK, April . Property released.

B&S Draker / Seven-spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) eating Aphids (Aphidoidea). Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June.

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Swarm of Greenfly (winged aphids), Rutland Water, Rutland, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'It? quite difficult to take photographs with greenfly in your eyes, nose and ears!' Did you know? Although so...

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) resting, note the independant action of two sets of wings

Stephen Dalton / Woolly aphid (Eriosoma lanigerum) in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Green aphid / Greenfly (Aphidoidea) extracting sap from stem of nettle, UK

Ingo Arndt / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) giving birth (viviparous during the summer month), Germany. Winner of Fritz Polking portfolio prize, GDT 2012 competition.

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella septempunctata) feeding on greenfly on rose bud, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pomegranate (Punica granatum) flower with an aphid on it, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Kim Taylor / Red ant {Myrmica rubra} worker collecting honeydew from Nettle aphids {Microlophium carnosum} Surrey, England.

Duncan Mcewan / Seven spotted ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} eating aphids. UK

Piotr Naskrecki / European Spotted Amber Ladybird (Hippodamia variegata) was accidentaly introduced to South Africa in 1967, this species feeds mostly on aphids, South Africa

Nigel Cattlin / Photomicrograph of Vetch aphid (Megoura viciae), large wingless female greenfly pest, on Broad bean (Vicia faba) leaf, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Adult Common green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea), whose larvae are important predators of aphids, resting on stem. UK.

Nick Upton / Mournful black wasp (Pemphredon lugubris) emerging from its burrow in insect hotel to collect aphids for its larvae, Wiltshire garden, UK. August.

Doug Wechsler / Hickory gall caused by aphids (Phylloxera sp.), Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. June.

Doug Wechsler / Parasitoid wasp (Pteromalid sp.), a hyperparasitoid, parasitizing parasitoids on aphids, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. June.

Doug Wechsler / Hover fly (Syrphidae sp.) larvae feeding on aphids (Uroleucon sp.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. June.

Doug Wechsler / Mealy plum aphids (Hyalopterus pruni) with parasitic mites, New Jersey, USA. June.

Doug Wechsler / Hover Fly (Syrphidae sp.) larvae feeding on aphid (Uroleucon sp.), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Nigel Cattlin / Barberry aphid (Liosomaphis berberidis) infestation on young shoots of Berberis (Berberis thunbergii var atropurpureum), Berkshire, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Aphid (Aphididae) nymph walking along the edge of a Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria). Aigas Field Centre, near Inverness, Scotland. October

Rolf Nussbaumer / Acrobat ant (Crematogaster sp) milking aphid. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea) larva feeding on aphid. Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Nick Upton / Red-spotted plant bug (Deraeocoris ruber), a predator of aphids, foraging on a Woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum) flowerbud in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Masked oxeye aphid (Macrosiphoniella subterranea) wingless adult and nymphs of this very rare species in the UK on an Oxeye daisy / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) leaf, RSPB Ham Wall, Somerset, UK,...

Nick Upton / Masked oxeye aphid (Macrosiphoniella subterranea) wingless adult of this very rare species in the UK with a newly born nymph on an Oxeye daisy / Marguerite (Leucanthemum vulgare) leaf, RSPB Ham Wall,...

Nick Upton / Median wasp (Dolichovespula media) feeding on honeydew drips from aphids. Wiltshire, England, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on aphid honeydew, on bean leaf. Wiltshire, England, UK. July.

Nick Upton / Large knapweed aphid (Uroleucon jaceae) colony feeding on Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Ingo Arndt / Honey bee (Apis mellifera), feeding on honeydew from aphids on a fir tree which they secrete as they feed on plant sap. Honey bees process it into a dark and strong 'forest honey', Germany.

Ingo Arndt / Honey bee (Apis mellifera), feeding on honeydew from aphids on a fir tree which they secrete as they feed on plant sap. Honey bees process it into a dark and strong 'forest honey', Germany.

Rod Williams / Giant willow aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus) on blade of grass. Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. July. Cropped image.

Nigel Cattlin / Grain aphid (Sitobion avenae) severe infestion of pest aphids on green unripe ears of winter wheat, England, UK. June

Nigel Cattlin / Grain aphid (Sitobion avenae) severe infestion of pest aphids on green unripe ears of winter wheat, England, UK. June

Nigel Cattlin / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) a severe aphid infestation on a pea crop but naturally heavily parasitized by Aphidius wasps

Nigel Cattlin / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) a severe aphid infestation on a pea crop but naturally heavily parasitized by Aphidius wasps

Nigel Cattlin / Pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) apterous adult female pest with long antennae on a pea leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Focus of infection of BYDV (barley yellow dwarf virus) with chlorosis and leaf tipping symptoms in maturing wheat crop in ear. England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Apple leaf curling aphid (Dysaphis devecta) and apple aphid (Aphis pomi) pests on a curled apple leaf

Nigel Cattlin / Focus of infection of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), red leaf damage symptoms on young oats crop, Hampshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Focus of infection of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), red leaf damage symptoms on young oat crop, Hampshire, England, UK.