Experiencing a lot of Ladybugs!

[SensibleSal66]

Hello everyone. Hope all is well and high.
I have a question about ladybugs/ if they are harmful to my plants?? Have been experiencing a whole colony of them , growing outdoors (of course silly).
Don't seem to be a nuisance, however.
SEE? :

 

[Absorber]

Hello everyone. Hope all is well and high.
I have a question about ladybugs/ if they are harmful to my plants?? Have been experiencing a whole colony of them , growing outdoors (of course silly).
Don't seem to be a nuisance, however.
SEE? :

There are 2 types of lady bugs im aware of i think one of them is a predator for sure and good for your plants the other one my memory is a bit foggy on they can be distinguished by the pattern on them .

 

[Absorber]

Apparently there are a few different ones .

Coccinellidae - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Absorber]

Here is an article to help identify the bad Asian lady bugs .

Good and Bad Ladybugs: How to Tell the Difference 2023: Own The Yard

Have you ever wondered if the little spotted visitors in your garden were beneficial? In this article, we take a closer look at both good and bad ladybugs!

www.owntheyard.com

 

[JayGee]

to be honest, lady bugs are good for keeping aphids off plants, they are a gardeners wet dream for pest control.

 

[Absorber]

to be honest, lady bugs are good for keeping aphids off plants, they are a gardeners wet dream for pest control.

Agreed ,Unless they are the bad ones

 

[Joe Brewster]

If you see a lot of lady bugs, check the underside of leaves for aphids.
That's probably why they are there in the first place.
Also lots of ants come to dine on the honey dew the aphids excrete

 

[Phytoplankton]

As ^^^^^, check the undersides of your leaves, you may have an aphid or pest problem, but ladybugs are hell on aphids, so they're a good thing. Based on your photo, that's a beneficial ladybug.

 

[SensibleSal66]

Thanks all !!

 

[Dwight Monk]

And their larval are black and yellow alligator looking things, they eat more than the lady bug stage...usually they only stick around and mate if there is food for them, so they will until they knocked down if outside.

 

[SensibleSal66]

And their larval are black and yellow alligator looking things, they eat more than the lady bug stage...usually they only stick around and mate if there is food for them, so they will until they knocked down if outside.

Ewww! Can't unsee That. I don't have those ,luckily!

 

[Dwight Monk]

Ewww! Can't unsee That. I don't have those ,luckily!

Well if the lady bugs are sticking around you will when their eggs hatch , they eat a ton of the bad ones a day, forget what it was but it was a lot according to online.

 

[SensibleSal66]

Well if the lady bugs are sticking around you will when their eggs hatch , they eat a ton of the bad ones a day, forget what it was but it was a lot according to online.

Thanks or replying. I'm evicting any that are hanging around in the morning.......