Friend or foe?

chico24 · Jun 2, 2013

Saw this guy crawling around. Never seen one of these before... Is he good to have around?

wayright · Jun 2, 2013

Ladybug!! Friend!!

:cool:

Kevin

locopao · Jun 2, 2013

Ladybug indeed

Helltaco · Jun 2, 2013

I concur

newhoppyguy · Jun 2, 2013

Congrats looks like you have a new friend

geeme · Jun 2, 2013

Ladybug larvae, to be specific. It will change into the typical round shape with appropriate colors shortly.

Nigel · Jun 2, 2013

Ladybird lavae. Search these out and put as many as you can find on your plants. They are voracious eaters of aphids and other things you don`t want.

chico24 · Jun 3, 2013

I've never seen them in larval form! Man... THEY'RE UGLY! LOL

That's great news... I'm guessing that eggs are laid in clusters, so one visible larva means that there should be many more I haven't seen yet!

Mamsoth · Jun 4, 2013

chico24 said:
I've never seen them in larval form! Man... THEY'RE UGLY! LOL

That's great news... I'm guessing that eggs are laid in clusters, so one visible larva means that there should be many more I haven't seen yet!

I actually think they're quite cool looking, at this stage especially they eat loads of aphids. If you scout around your garden, you'll more than likely find their HQ, a plant or shrub that should be crawling with ladybirds. Definitely very beneficial little chums to have. They're fascinating insects.

Wusthof · Jun 4, 2013

Question on these. I know nowadays Asian beetles are far more prevalent in my region than ladybugs are. Are they any different from a food intake standpoint than ladybugs? Do they still feed on aphids and other undesirables?

JoynersHotPeppers · Jun 4, 2013

Wusthof said:
Question on these. I know nowadays Asian beetles are far more prevalent in my region than ladybugs are. Are they any different from a food intake standpoint than ladybugs? Do they still feed on aphids and other undesirables?

Short answer yes is....

http://www.geology.wisc.edu/courses/g115/projects03/amswenson/AsianLadyBeetle.htm