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These insects will, in great numbers, attack stems, leaves and roots of the plant. They range in color from green to brown, red, black or purple. They excrete a liquid called honeydew, which gets on plant foliage. Black sooty mold grows on the honeydew. Ants love this honeydew and will seemingly care for the aphids If you find a plant that has ants running all over it, there's a good chance there is honeydew on that plant. Different plants react to this insect in different ways. Some get distorted and some don't show any damage. Honeydew produced sometimes gets on items below the plant and will attract flies, ants and wasps which then become a nuisance. 
The black sooty mold, a fungus, actually does not harm the plant and will disappear once this louse leave and the honeydew is gone.They have a reproductive cycle of just 10 to 14 days. They can reproduce in asexual and sexual ways. Their reproduction ways make them massive reproducers, therefore, make them a challenge to exterminate. Control methods include: From Aphids to Organic Pest Remedies A-C |
