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A silly question about aphids

albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

A houzz search for ''aphids'' hit 18 different titles in the first 26 occurrences of the word. Vegetables seemed to be winning so I thought I would ask my silly question here. Long ago some poor graduate student must have been given the task of finding how much an aphid weighs, how many aphids in a pound?

How many pounds of aphids have you seen so far this year?

In your lifetime?

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janes' login
9 years ago
......Piccalilli Pie: So How Much Does an Aphid Weigh, Anyway? - According to an article published in New Scientist on August 9, 1979, one aphid, over the course of its life, weighs about 0.2 milligrams.

New Scientist was, perhaps still is, first a news magazine,
science just happens to be its main subject. And, what does '' over the
course of its life,'' supposedly mean.
albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft. thanked janes' login
albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft.
Original Author
9 years ago
The 0.2 mg seems to be a fair guesstimate of aphid weight at 23°C.
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daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)
9 years ago
A trove of interesting aphid facts is here, from a respected source.

http://www.wbrc.org.uk/WorcRecd/Issue%2023/aphids.htm
albert_135 　 39.17°N 119.76°W 4695ft. thanked daninthedirt (USDA 9a, HZ9, CentTX, Sunset z30, Cfa)

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