Convergent lady beetle
Hippodamia convergens
Small round red ladybug with black spots and white pronotum mark. Bay Area native; adults and larvae voraciously consume aphids and scale insects. Essential biological pest control in organic gardens.
Plants that support Convergent lady beetle
21 plants
Coyote Brush
Baccharis pilularis
shrub
Shelter
Black Sage
Salvia mellifera
shrub
Pollen
Blue Witch
Solanum umbelliferum
shrub
Pollen
California Flannel Bush
Fremontodendron californicum
shrub
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California Manroot
Marah fabacea
vine
Shelter
Chaparral Yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
perennial herb
Foliage
Coastal Tidy-tips
Layia platyglossa
annual
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Cobwebby Thistle
Cirsium occidentale var. venustum
annual
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Common Fiddleneck
Amsinckia menziesii
annual
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Common Pearlyeverlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
perennial herb
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Desert Willow - 'Bubba'
Chilopsis linearis
perennial herb
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Douglas's False Willow
Baccharis glutinosa
perennial herb
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Eastwood's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa
shrub
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Fool's-onion
Triteleia hyacinthina
geophyte
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Harvest Brodiaea
Brodiaea elegans
geophyte
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Interior Live Oak
Quercus wislizeni
tree
Shelter
Mountain Pride Bluewitch
Solanum xanti 'Mountain Pride'
perennial herb
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Seaside woolly sunflower
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
shrub
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Silver bush lupine
Lupinus albifrons
shrub
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White bark California lilac
Ceanothus leucodermis
shrub
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Wild Tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus
perennial herb
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