Below is an article reproduced with permission from Brazos County Master Gardener Todd Riggle (Class of 2022). All images are copyright Todd Riggle. It all began about the last week of May 2024 with aphid hordes descending upon the cucumber vines. A week later they were sucking the life out of my melon plants in the same 5-ft x 24-ft raised bed. The leaves were looking terrible (Ex 1) and I was getting worried. I put on my reading glasses and combined with a magnifying glass, inspected the… Read More →