Bucket Garden and the Milkweed Assassins

What our garden looks like today. We plucked all the red peppers yesterday.
Too bad I didn't get a picture then, it was very pretty.

We have visitors! These are immature milkweed assassins.
They prey on other insects and are as good for the garden as ladybugs.

Earlier in the season I mistook them for some strange species of red ants.
I scared them off by giving my garden a good dousing with my home made bug repellent.
Then I came inside and googled them. OOPS! I should have left them alone!
I'm so glad they are back.

Now that we know what they are (and that they have a good purpose) we have had fun watching them.



They sure are feisty! Go little bugs! Conquer! Kill! Eat!