tiny white hairy caterpillar - friend or foe?

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• herbaceous Posts: 2,318

  June 2020

  That is confusing @BobTheGardener maybe there is more than one mealybug predating ladybird?
  
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• kate.phillips Posts: 7

  June 2020

  Ah I saw one but left him as i was looking for a caterpillar! Right. Someone is getting relocated at lunch break! Thank you!!!

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• kate.phillips Posts: 7

  June 2020

  and Im not sure re ladybird larva - the pics of lady bird seem to have a curved body, whereas this is long and straight, albeit very small... kind of green underneath too

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• Magical Meerkat Posts: 311

  June 2020

  Hi. It's definitely a lady bird larvae. It is known as a inconspicuous ladybird. They are very small and often brown. It's in the Scymnus family. I found one in my last garden and had it confirmed by the ladybird survey. You could send your picture to them and they will be able to help. It will also be a good record for them, because they are often overlooked.
  
  Good spotting. 
  
  
   

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