Hi Pat, The girl aphids are the ones that are born pregnant. The boy aphids are the ones that fly off to the next girl aphid. {;-) Allen asidv@fbg.net wrote: > On 21 Jul 99, at 9:18, Allen and Judy Merten wrote: > > > Hi Gardeners, > > Boy aphids are a tough problem.. > > Please tell me, Allen. How do you tell the Boy aphids from the Girl > aphids? Pat