Edit: And to think I was about to spray my burning bush with insecticidal soap! It’s got a fierce aphid issue so let’s hope this fellow has some friends joining him or her in the fight!
OneDishwasher
Lucky
Large-Lab3871
It’s a good one for sure
ooojaeger
Well we used to be best friends but he slept with my girlfriend
IMCopernicus
For something so cute, ladybugs have the ugliest little babies
PissPoorPerformer
Yes ladybug juvenile
rgpc64
Aphid alligators!
KiteLighter
I hear the Jaws theme song as it approaches from below.
Luckily, the Aphid’s Mayor doesn’t want to effect the summer tourist season.
LotsOfGarlicandEVOO
Omg! I had one of these in my garden yesterday and I didn’t know if it was a friend or foe. How is the larvae beneficial to the garden?
LowExtension12
Indeed
Dazzling-Tomorrow918
Oh my gosh! I haven’t seen one of them since I was a child!!! And two, I didn’t know what they were until this post! ❤️ very cool.
pegicorny
Checkout the full cycle of a ladybug in the googles! You will most likely be able too see all 4 within your plants. When matured, if there is a white M on the head, it’s an Asian beetle instead of a ladybug, but they eat aphids just the same.
Noswad27
Looks like last bug larvae to me 🤙
howlinwoolf
Absolute primo buddy
EnchantedOctopus
Correct. She is friend not foe. 🥰
saurus-REXicon
Identifies as a lady bug.
Lcplghost
Handsome young ladybug
anon124957730
Aphid eater aka lady beetle
Sikorsky_UH_60
Bestest friend! I moved a leaf with eggs on it from a tree out back into my garden a week ago, and found them all over my garden this afternoon! Ferried a few from the marigold that doesn’t need much help over to my sunflower, so they could help deal with the minor infestation there, and they had gotten rid of half of them within a few hours.
QueenCassie5
Show this to your preteens- everyone has an ugly stage.
Still super helpful against aphids but they can sometimes cause damage to plants. They also release a foul smelling liquid when bothered as adults and can bite. I’ve found that they do more good than harm for me so I still consider them friends 🙂 just good to know that they can be a potential pest as well.
AcuteNightRN
Yup that is a lady bug larvae. See those little aphids? This little guy will devour them at an incredible rate. This saving your plant from irreparable damage caused by aphids
Ok-System-1007
Lady bug larve, ferocious lil fkrs
Ok-System-1007
I accidentally said it was lady bug larve, I meant lightning bug larve
Dry_Equivalent_1316
I’ve been seeing these all over. Many are near my plants so I’ve been wondering what they are and was going to look it up. Thanks for posting it! They look mean so I figured they’d be mean to bad bugs. I’m so happy that they are ladybug larvae. I hope they’ll eat all the thrips, aphids, spider mites in our gardens!
TheoKondak
The previous week a couple of ladybugs arrived at my aphid infested garden. They had the party of their lives.
The next day I saw around 60-80 ladybug eggs laying on some pots. In a couple of days the babies spawned, and since then they are feasting on my garden to the point that I can hardly find aphids to feed my baby spiders 😂
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Yep. Ladybug larvae.
It’s a baby lady bug
The bestest.
Edit: And to think I was about to spray my burning bush with insecticidal soap! It’s got a fierce aphid issue so let’s hope this fellow has some friends joining him or her in the fight!
Lucky
It’s a good one for sure
Well we used to be best friends but he slept with my girlfriend
For something so cute, ladybugs have the ugliest little babies
Yes ladybug juvenile
Aphid alligators!
I hear the Jaws theme song as it approaches from below.
Luckily, the Aphid’s Mayor doesn’t want to effect the summer tourist season.
Omg! I had one of these in my garden yesterday and I didn’t know if it was a friend or foe. How is the larvae beneficial to the garden?
Indeed
Oh my gosh! I haven’t seen one of them since I was a child!!! And two, I didn’t know what they were until this post! ❤️ very cool.
Checkout the full cycle of a ladybug in the googles! You will most likely be able too see all 4 within your plants. When matured, if there is a white M on the head, it’s an Asian beetle instead of a ladybug, but they eat aphids just the same.
Looks like last bug larvae to me 🤙
Absolute primo buddy
Correct. She is friend not foe. 🥰
Identifies as a lady bug.
Handsome young ladybug
Aphid eater aka lady beetle
Bestest friend! I moved a leaf with eggs on it from a tree out back into my garden a week ago, and found them all over my garden this afternoon! Ferried a few from the marigold that doesn’t need much help over to my sunflower, so they could help deal with the minor infestation there, and they had gotten rid of half of them within a few hours.
Show this to your preteens- everyone has an ugly stage.
Looks like an Asian lady beetle
I believe this might actually be a type of [lady beetle](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/48487-Harmonia?locale=en-US), not a ladybug. The four orange spots are typically something lady beetle larvae have.
Still super helpful against aphids but they can sometimes cause damage to plants. They also release a foul smelling liquid when bothered as adults and can bite. I’ve found that they do more good than harm for me so I still consider them friends 🙂 just good to know that they can be a potential pest as well.
Yup that is a lady bug larvae. See those little aphids? This little guy will devour them at an incredible rate. This saving your plant from irreparable damage caused by aphids
Lady bug larve, ferocious lil fkrs
I accidentally said it was lady bug larve, I meant lightning bug larve
I’ve been seeing these all over. Many are near my plants so I’ve been wondering what they are and was going to look it up. Thanks for posting it! They look mean so I figured they’d be mean to bad bugs. I’m so happy that they are ladybug larvae. I hope they’ll eat all the thrips, aphids, spider mites in our gardens!
The previous week a couple of ladybugs arrived at my aphid infested garden. They had the party of their lives.
The next day I saw around 60-80 ladybug eggs laying on some pots. In a couple of days the babies spawned, and since then they are feasting on my garden to the point that I can hardly find aphids to feed my baby spiders 😂