My plants were having an aphids problem. After 3 days of squishing, this morning it seemed that most of the aphids were gone. I found this ladybug larvae hanging around on the floor near the pots. I immediately put it back on a plant to finish off the few sap-sucker survivors. Enjoy the brutal meal
My aphids population halved in one night – I might have found the culprit, here enjoying a little aphid snack
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by jckd0
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Lady bug larvae doing its thing
Gotta love when nature solves the problem
Love watching them eat, they are like micro crocodiles
I have the same problem and I just got a bunch of ladybugs 🐞 but this guy right here might also be a good bug to kill this small infestation too
Moved the soldier to the Jalapeño plant. Still hungry for violence
https://preview.redd.it/k2v7abrmeq5f1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=49b0c69fc96c0396f2eaeb291aa993a811c69b0e
I just put mine outside and the wind did it.
I got lucky last year and had a small army of ladybugs hatch in my raised beds. Those plants were stripped and clean. Couldn’t believe how hungry they were.
Aphids really are nature’s bitches, aren’t they? Pick on inanimate plants then just get slapped as soon as they take on a real animal.