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Often the aphids secrete a sweet liquid known as honey-dew inwhich a black funglls develops and gives the infested foliageand twigs a sooty appearmce. Thegreen colored species (L~l~~his ym’: andbA phis sorlzi) are c’omrnonly found 011 appleand qui me, while chrry hds me often. attacked by a, black-colored species (Xyxsk ct3-ik j .COllfTOl. - The aphids lay small shinybla,ck eggs on the twigs in autumn.F Sprayhim Q in October with tobacco extract,r 3 of a pint in 100 gallo~is of water, addiil,g:; pounds of soap -to exl1 101) gahs toa 4 make the liquid spread better, will killmany of the aphids before tlic eggs arelaid. Aphid irifestations ~‘a.11 be grcatl)fi,-.. reduced by spraying with t.hc almve soluu(’ 1%’ 1 y~1t.M (.I’- tion just, after the eggs hatch in thc~ spring ;