pests Unidentified Bug...

[Big Mike]

Here's one for you entomologists. I have a few of these on my plants. Had a few of them on my plants last year as well. I don't know what it is but I don't want to just kill them if they are "meat eaters". Let me know if you can identify him. Could it be a larval ladybug? As usual with my photos, sorry for the poor quality pic.

Big Mike

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[Pr0digal_son]

Lady bug larvae.

 

[capsidadburn]

Looks like a good guy for sure! Ladybug larvae is an aphid eating machine for about 21 days. It's a good sign if you saw them last year and now. They have chosen your area as a home.

Good luck with your season
Mike

 

[Big Mike]

Ok. I've heard that ladybug larvae eat as many or even more aphids than their fully developed counterparts. I just didn't know exactly what they looked like. I'm going to baby them now.

Thanks for the replies!

Big Mike
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[Scarlet Fire]

The larvae are also better than adults because they don't just fly away.

 

[spicy_echo]

Terrible insect there. Get rid of them. The proper procedure of ridding of this nasty creature is to pack them nicely in a priority mail box and ship them my way as quick as you can (overnight is preferred). I have the only cure for ridding of these horrible insects!