The 'Good Guys'

Andy M has noticed a lot of different types of hoverfly in his garden recently (some of which can, it seems, be hard to identify!), as well as large numbers of ladybird larvae - the garden's 'Good Guys'

Hoverfly 

'Long Hoverfly' (Sphaerophoria scripta)

Hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus)

Hoverfly (Syrphus ribesii)

 Hoverfly (Volucella pellucens)

Ladybird larva

Ladybird 'chrysalis'

 Adult Ladybird

Jennifer H has also been seeing many hoverflies in her garden, including this one on lavender.