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What is this?

emandarnemandarn Posts: 2
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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

    The creature on the plant is a ladybird larva ; beneficial to most gardens.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147

    Definitely good news image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • emandarnemandarn Posts: 2

    Phew! Thank goodness, couldn't quite identify it!

  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653

    A welcome sign when I saw 5-6 on my hibiscus, hoovering up the aphids after over a month of squishing them myself. 

    Last edited: 26 June 2017 21:33:58

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505

    Ladybird larvae are scary -looking things. I'm sure many are murdered.

    It would be good if the site posted a pic on the home page informing people that they were friends not foes.

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003

    I can only assume that there lots of baby ladybirds (ladybabies) in the larva?

  • JacquimJacquim Posts: 49

    After a few days of them feeding thet attach to a leaf or stem and "curl" then emerge as a nice round ladybird. Nature is amazing.

  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

    1 Larva = 1 Ladybird .

  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719

    Yes, I remember the first time I saw one, was horrified.

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