Its larvae are bright orange and feed on soft-bodied pests. Because they eat 60 different species of aphids, these beneficial bugs are invaluable in the garden. In fact, they can wipe out aphids ...

Some are red or orange with ... and other insect larvae. These beetles are common in gardens and considered beneficial. If you have goldenrod or Joe Pye weed in your garden, you’ll very likely ...

Eggs are bright yellow-orange. Larvae feed continuously on leaves ... Hornworms overwinter in pupal cases 4-6" deep in the soil. Tilling garden soil in spring or fall may expose and kill the pupae.