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Is this bug eating my eggplant leaves snd fruit #307124

Asked March 14, 2016, 11:15 PM EDT

Is this bug eating my eggplant leaves or fruits?

Riverside County California

Expert Response

This bug is not eating your eggplant, but it could be hunting for aphids... this looks to be the immature (larva) form of a lady beetle. They are very good biological control for garden pests like aphids.
Vicky Bertagnolli Home Horticulture Extension Agent Clemson University Cooperative Extension Aiken County, South Carolina, USA Replied March 15, 2016, 9:17 PM EDT

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