This is a great example of why to check before killing/removing any bugs from your plants. Same thing when you see eggs planted on your leaves. It would suck to crush a bunch of assassin bug eggs on a plant.

I had yellow jackets build a nest inside one of my potted plants last year. On one hand, it's a little sketchy, on the other hand, wasps and Hornets are great multipurpose predators if they aren't located where they will bother you much.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Yes yes. No ladybugs are harmed.

Spotted lanternflies though, those are killed whenever I can actually grab one. Invasive here but also overrun here, so it's probably pointless.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Pro tip for killing the lanternflies: they are super quick and jumpy, but it takes a bit for them to build up a second jump, so once they land on their first, it's easy to squash them.

[–] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

I managed to grab two by smushing them between a sheet of paper! The others all jumped. But we aren't quite so bad here, I only saw the four of them.