Posts Tagged: aphids
The Red Coats Are Coming
The Red Coats are coming. The Red Coats are coming. No, not an army of soldiers. Soldier...
A soldier beetle (family Cantharida) looks out over a milkweed in search of more aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Jessica Kansman: 'To Be an Aphid in a Cruel World'
Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, gobble up aphids like kids gobble up popcorn and we all cheer...
A winged aphid, photo courtesy of Jessica Kansman, Pennsylvania State University.
An aphid rides the back of a lady beetle. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
The Oleander Aphid and the Monarch Egg
You never know about those photo-bombers. You can't trust 'em. So here I was, trying to photograph...
A monarch butterfly just deposited this egg on a milkweed leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Photo-bomber! An oleander aphid appears out of nowhere, heading toward the monarch egg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Curious oleander aphid checks out the monarch egg. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Of Monarch Eggs, Ladybug Eggs and Oleander Aphids
So you're growing milkweed for the first time--or found some milkweed--and you're trying to figure...
Monarch eggs are usually one to a leaf, but sometimes Mama Monarch deposits multiple eggs on a single leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Find the oleander aphids! Monarch eggs and oleander aphids both occupying a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
An egg and a newly emerged caterpillar sharing a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of a monarch egg. This image was taken with a Canon MPE-65mm lens. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Soldier Beetle Foraging on Aphids
Lady beetles, aka ladybugs, are not the only insects that feed on aphids. So do the soldier...
A soldier beetle on a yellow rose. (Cell phone photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Kathy Keatley Garvey)