Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: What are these on my milkweed?, 1 by Lily_love

Lily_love wrote:
This early spring aphids are so abundant. Mostly infested tall tall trees and dropping their gruey 'honey dews' a sticky substance on top of my other plantings beneath. Luckily, I've an army of these ladybugs larvaes to battle with them aphids. Thanks goodness, cause I don't want to have to resource back to chemical for my butterflies' sakes.

Here is ladybug larva ...even at these stage, they're actively searching for aphids. Yeah!!!