A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

APHID

Sun, 20 Oct '24
Garden invader
Tue, 23 Apr '24
Rosebush pest
Sat, 30 Sep '23
Honeydew producer
Sun, 24 Jul '22
Rosebud ravager
Sat, 12 Mar '22
Creature also known as a greenfly
Fri, 7 Jan '22
Little sucker
Sat, 29 May '21
Source of honeydew
Tue, 6 Apr '21
Gardener's annoyance