Ladybug larvae look somewhat like tiny black and orange alligators, totally different from the adults. They are usually found on plant foliage, near colonies of pest insects. They are often seen around foliage, but are also attracted to lights at night. The larvae are shaped somewhat like lady beetle larvae, but they usually are less brightly colored. The tiny eggs are distinctive because the female green lacewing attaches them to the foliage with a thin stalk, making them look like white droplets on a string.
Lacewings eat a variety of small insects, and the larvae are especially voracious.
Syrphid flies are also known as hover or flower flies because they hover around flowers, behaving like tiny bees. Predatory midge larvae are found among colonies of aphids or mites. They are teardrop-shaped, often tan or brown, and faster moving than the pest mite species. You need a magnifying lens to see them because of their small size. Predatory mites are sensitive to nonselective pesticides.