Nigel Cattlin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septem-punctata) larva predating Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus). Bean with buds. Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus), stem twining up bamboo cane. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on flowering Broad bean (Vicia faba). Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) infestation on Broad bean (Vicia faba) plant. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin / Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), larva Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Harlequin / Asian ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larva with black spindle-thistle aphid prey (Aphis fabae cirsiiacanthoidis) Berkshire, June

Nick Upton / Red ant (Myrmica rubra) collecting honeydew from Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) stem, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Michael Durham / Black Bean Aphid (Aphis fabae) feeding on stem in garden, western Oregon

Nick Upton / Red ants (Myrmica rubra) tending Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) as they produce young nymphs asexually on Abutilon (Abution suntense) stem. Wiltshire garden, UK, June.

Dave Bevan / Black bean aphid (Aphis fabae) colony on Broad bean stem with Red ant searching for honeydew, UK

Premaphotos / Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella 7-punctata) feeding on Black bean aphids (Aphis fabae) in a garden, UK

Adam White / Seven spot Ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata}larva on Broad Bean plant with Blackfly / Black Bean Aphid {Aphis fabae} UK.