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| Red123 |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 13:50:45
Are there alot of ladybirds about where you live? And I do mean alot. They are every where here. Loads on the plants in the garden and several keep finding their way indoors. The wardrobe doors and the kitchen ceiling seems to be a favourite place for them. |Don't think I have never seen so many at once, been like it for a few weeks now. |
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| EmSquem |
Posted - 24/03/2012 : 21:02:12
I literally just found one in my room 2 minutes sgo :0 |
| Red123 |
Posted - 22/03/2012 : 18:33:19
@ Corns7 and Sue2012 - What area do you live in? Just wondering if it is wide spread or if they are mainly in one area. |
| sue2012 |
Posted - 22/03/2012 : 18:17:52
my house is full of them as well i open a window and have tons fall on my hands never seen quite so mnay around in one go |
| Corns7 |
Posted - 22/03/2012 : 15:32:03
We have tonnes of them at the moment!! |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 21/03/2012 : 18:05:49
Nope, that is kinda cool, didn't know native ones swarmed like that! |
| QueenVic |
Posted - 21/03/2012 : 17:30:30
Have you ever seen the swarms of ladybirds?
mental!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1204864/Plague-ladybirds-puts-families-flight-Holidaymakers-overrun-tens-millions-bugs.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orize22QBXI |
| claire_daz |
Posted - 21/03/2012 : 14:44:38
hedgehog just love slugs sorry about the spelling ^^^^^^^^lol |
| nickyff |
Posted - 21/03/2012 : 14:17:42
oh superb idea- would they get on okay with guinea pigs, do you think?
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| claire_daz |
Posted - 21/03/2012 : 09:35:57
nicky you need a headgehog ....try getting in touch with a headgehog recuse they let you foster a couple for you garden  |
| nickyff |
Posted - 21/03/2012 : 00:40:12
I thought the numbers of coccinelle (ladybirds )in my graden when i was weeding the back beds this morning was more to do with the mild winter than anyhting else...???
in a couple of weeks you'll be noticing that there's MASSES of slugs more than there should be.... cos of the mild winter.
that's me, a torch, and the salt pot out every night while ive got seedlings in then.....
slug patrol |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 22:10:25
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Originally posted by lupi lou
do some of our native ones have that funny shaped head then? i can't say as i've ever paid much attention to the little critters apart from avoiding standing on them!
Not sure, there are so many different types, and it doesn't help when the aliens are breeding with the natives either! They are cannibalistic too. There is another alien lady bird as well bry something but it's not considered a threat as it just eats wet mouldy plants and stays out other ladybirds way.
I'm not a big lover of buys but I do have a soft spot for lady birds a I always used to find them, catch and look at them when I was a kiddy winkle XD |
| Red123 |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 21:47:55
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Originally posted by Mort13
quote:
Originally posted by lupi lou
what a coincidence was walking the dogs earlier and saw loads of them! nearly steped on a few!! at the risk of sounding dumb were do the "alien" ones come from and what do they look like?
Harlequin ladybirds and general ladybird info: http://www.ladybird-survey.org/harlequin.aspx
I've not seen many ladybirds,a 7 spot in my parents doorway and I've a couple of black 2 spots in my house.
I did not realise just how many different ladybirds there are. Very interesting, I will be studying my shrubs even closer now. |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 21:38:10
do some of our native ones have that funny shaped head then? i can't say as i've ever paid much attention to the little critters apart from avoiding standing on them! |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 20:37:28
They creep me out so much.. since then they have found them in more patterns, they are just spreading like crazy!
So difficult to tell them apart as well because there are so many different types of native lady bird that are in lots of colours as well, specially when they have "morphs" too D: |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 20:15:13
thanks for the link, what a strainge looking bug, didn't see any of them but i will be keeping myeyeout for them from now on! |
| Mort13 |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 20:06:30
quote:
Originally posted by lupi lou
what a coincidence was walking the dogs earlier and saw loads of them! nearly steped on a few!! at the risk of sounding dumb were do the "alien" ones come from and what do they look like?
Harlequin ladybirds and general ladybird info: http://www.ladybird-survey.org/harlequin.aspx
I've not seen many ladybirds,a 7 spot in my parents doorway and I've a couple of black 2 spots in my house. |
| lupi lou |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 19:40:28
what a coincidence was walking the dogs earlier and saw loads of them! nearly steped on a few!! at the risk of sounding dumb were do the "alien" ones come from and what do they look like? |
| cattNmo |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 18:56:25
Funny you post this. I have 10 living on my door step and i've not even been looking for them. And my mother in law cut down a bush the other day and had hudards in there. |
| Sta~ple |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 18:15:15
Just caught a 7spot inside on the floor! Guess it came in from the washing. Makes a change from me bringing in bird poo though. |
| scottishbluebird |
Posted - 20/03/2012 : 15:45:55
i have not seen any yet |
