Texas Gardening: I need ladybugs!, 1 by konkreteblond

konkreteblond wrote:
Those are Hoverfly larvae. The little green caterpillar thing is eating the aphids. They are good, but they do not eat very fast. I've got a lot of them but they just aren't enough.

Here is a pic of a ladybug larvae. They always describe them as little alligators. It's not what you would think was a ladybug.

Your ladybugs should have come with some instructions! I had read this on another thread, but it was also on my bucket. It said that they don't fly at night, so if you release them at night you will have a better chance of them sticking around. It also said that after being contained they will need water to drink. Who knew they drank water? lol