Aphids on lettuce are not harmful.

2025-10-08 00:00

Whether it's an aphid or a biological control insect, consumers find any kind of "bug" in their lettuce unappealing. Yet it now seems that consumers may need to get used to the idea, because the lettuce sector is struggling to keep aphids out of heads of lettuce. This urgent issue was the focus.

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