Ladybugs and Lacewings will eat aphids, whitefly larvae, mealybugs, scale, mites, and many other soft-bodied insects. ... They will eat over 200 insects such as cutworms, armyworms, grubs, sod webworms, fleas, fungus gnats, etc.

Do ladybugs help with fungus gnats?

Beneficial insects are a great option for any garden. Ladybugs are a general predator and will eat almost anything. ... They feed on fungus gnats as well as root mealy bugs, sciarid flies, springtails and thrip larva as an added extra bonus.

What bugs do ladybugs keep away?

The beneficial species of ladybugs kill aphids, chinch bugs, asparagus beetle larvae, alfalfa weevils, bean thrips, grape root worm, Colorado potato beetles larvae, spider mites, whiteflies, mealybugs, among other insects.