Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index SEM image Aphids (superfamily Aphidoidea, genus Aphis) are small plant-sucking insects. Their predators are ladybirds. Some species of ants "farm" aphids, supplying them with leaves to eat, and eating the honeydew that the aphids secrete. P-14 lady beetle consuming an aphid More photos of (beneficial insect)ladybugs eating aphids can be seen at: http://www.pollinator.com/gallery/June/ladybug.htm\n This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.