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Tiny sap thieves

They’re only a few millimeters long but can destroy entire crops: aphids. Whether on hops, apples, ornamental trees or vines: each tiny pest inserts its proboscis into the crop and sucks out the precious sap from the plant’s nutrient system, the phloem.

They also prepare the ground for unwanted black fungi, and some species also spread viral diseases. Scientists at Bayer CropScience have developed a crop protection agent that keeps these sap thieves away from crops. The active ingredient blocks nerve cell receptors for an enzyme that regulates the insects’ muscle relaxation. The product is now approved for use in more than 150 crops and ensures aphid-free cultivation of fruit, vegetables, soybeans, cotton, potatoes, rice and many more.

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The aphid sucks sap from the plant's phloem (red).
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