Lady Beetle – Pupae
Q: These orange pods are on my Rose of Sharon bushes, plus several black and orange bugs. What are they?
A: The pods are lady beetle pupal sacks…keep them! And the alligator creatures are the immature lady beetles that made the pupal sacks in the first place.
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