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General life cycle of
aphids. Asexual reproduction occurs during most of the year (summer cycle).
Some aphid species produce a generation of sexual individuals that produce
overwintering eggs as shown in the winter cycle.
Illustration adapted from Pests of the Garden and Small Farm, 1st
edition, UC ANR Publication 3332 and R.H. Davidson and W.F. Lyon, 1979, Insect Pests of Farm, Garden, and Orchard, John
Wiley and Sons, New York.
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