Friend or foe?

Got one of these on your broadbeans? Is it eating your plants? Is it a friend or foe? (Click to enlarge image.)

See this page to find out.

Or cheat – it is a ladybird larvae, they eat a lot of aphids and then develop into adult ladybirds which eat even more and then produce more larvae. Very useful!

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