(1) Sap-sucking insects such as aphids carry viruses between plants.

(2) Keep a look out for aphids on tender young growth or on plants that are stressed and unhappy.

(3) Using an oil spray will get rid of aphids , lacebugs and spider mites quickly.

(4) As a group, aphids attack a plant by sucking its fluids from tender new growth.

(5) The gardener's friend, the busy little ladybird helps by eating aphids and greenfly.