Aphids are tiny (adults are under 1/4-inch), and often nearly invisible to the naked eye. Various species can appear white, black, brown, gray, yellow, light green, or even pink! Some may have a waxy or woolly coating.

Are there black aphids?

Black aphids (aka Melon aphid – Aphis gossypii) are tiny, oval-shaped insects that multiply quickly and destroy your plant while sucking the sap out of it. Fortunately, there are a variety of sprays and other treatments to keep these pests at bay.

What do black aphids look like?

The black aphid has a rounded, pear-shaped, soft, dark-green to black body, bulbous abdomen, six pale yellow legs, and two antennae. Close-up pictures of black aphids reveal that their light-colored legs and antennae have black markings on them. There are also two tube-like black cornicles at their rear.