Jun 9, 2010
It's not often you see a ladybug and a honey bee sharing the same plant.
The ladybug, a predator in disguise, devours aphids like a kid does M&Ms. The honey bee, all buzziness, works furiously to collect nectar or pollen for her hive.
Sometimes a lavender patch can bring them together.
Such was the case yesterday in our garden. A ladybug staked claim to a lavender spike, while a dozen honey bees glided in for a sweet sip of nectar.
Co-workers.
Just co-workers.
Attached Images:
![LADYBUG claims a lavender spike. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) LADYBUG claims a lavender spike. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/4134.jpg)
Ladybug
![A HONEY BEE lands on the same lavender occupied by a ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A HONEY BEE lands on the same lavender occupied by a ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/4137.jpg)
Two's Company
![A HONEY BEE sips nectar while the ladybug searches for aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) A HONEY BEE sips nectar while the ladybug searches for aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/4138.jpg)
Together