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Old June 4, 2013   #14
Kazfam
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In the picture with the aphids, I'm pretty sure that's not a ladybug(beetle) larvae, it's a Mealy Bug Destroyer.
A Mealybug Destroyer (in the OP's pic it is in the larval stage) is a type of lady beetle:

Like other lady beetles, the Mealybug Destroyer has proven its usefulness as an effective biological control agent.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/g..._destroyer.htm

Here is a pic of the adult:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/NE/me...destroyer.html

The lady beetle never ceases to amaze!
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