Lacewing eggs. They are friendly. They kill the bugs you don’t want!
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Lacewing eggs. Lacewing larvae look a bit like ladybug larvae, but are even more aggressive little hunters who feed on aphids and other common plant pests, as well as other insects, making them good to have among your plants. Unfortunately, they’re such aggressive hunters that if other prey can’t be found they will resort to cannibalism. The adults are also hunters who eat aphids, mites, and other plant pests, as well as feed on flower nectar and pollen.
The thin, wiry stalks which support them are one of the key identifying features of lacewing eggs.
So, at a minimum, they will cause no harm to your plants, and having a local population of predatory lacewings is a great way to wipe out plant pests before they become a problem.
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Lacewing eggs. They are friendly. They kill the bugs you don’t want!
Lacewing eggs. Lacewing larvae look a bit like ladybug larvae, but are even more aggressive little hunters who feed on aphids and other common plant pests, as well as other insects, making them good to have among your plants. Unfortunately, they’re such aggressive hunters that if other prey can’t be found they will resort to cannibalism. The adults are also hunters who eat aphids, mites, and other plant pests, as well as feed on flower nectar and pollen.
The thin, wiry stalks which support them are one of the key identifying features of lacewing eggs.
So, at a minimum, they will cause no harm to your plants, and having a local population of predatory lacewings is a great way to wipe out plant pests before they become a problem.