Convergent lady beetle (larva)
Identification tip: Larvae are elongate with long legs and resemble tiny
alligators.
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Convergent
lady beetle (adult)
Identification tip: Adults are mostly orange with
black spots and converging white marks on the thorax. Some
individuals have fewer spots, and some, no spots.
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Sevenspotted
lady beetle (larva)
Identification tip: Larvae are elongate, grayish, yellow- spotted, and
alligator shaped.
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Sevenspotted
lady beetle (adult)
Identification tip: Adults have a black thorax with white along the front
margin. Seven black spots are on the red or orangish wing covers, which may have
2 white areas near the front.
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Parasitic wasp
Identification tip: Parasitic wasps such as this Aphidius sp. lay
their eggs in aphids.
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Parasitic wasp (aphid mummy)
Identification tip: The cuticle of aphids killed by
parasitic wasps turn bronze (or black) and crusty and are called
mummies. The exit hole is evidence that the parasitic wasp
has emerged.
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Bigeyed bug
Identification tip: Adults and nymphs are oval,
somewhat flattened, about 1/4 of an inch long, with a wide
head and prominent bulging eyes.
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Damsel bugs
Identification tip: Adults are slender insects that
are mostly yellowish, gray, or dull brown, measuring about
2/5 of an inch long, and have elongated heads and long antennae.
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Minute pirate bugs
Identification tip: Adults are small, 1/12 to 1/5
of an inch long, oval, black or purplish with white markings,
and have a triangular head.
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Syrphid fly
Identification tip: Larvae are legless, maggot shaped,
and opaque with tapered heads.
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Fungal diseases
Identification tip: Entomopthora fungi first turn aphids
pink and brown, later causing them to shrivel up and die.
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