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Ladybirds

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Jane

Jane Report 28 Oct 2014 18:51

Over the last couple of days I have had 15 plus Ladybirds on various windows in the house.Anyone one else had them?.I am guessing it must be due to the really warm weather at the moment.

Ron2

Ron2 Report 28 Oct 2014 19:05

Yup. Getting them here in South Yorkshire

Researching:
Stuarts - Birmingham, Staffordshire. Beats Notts and Lincs

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 28 Oct 2014 19:14

Mass invasion here. Gave me the creeps a bit.

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

lostmeboardname

lostmeboardname Report 28 Oct 2014 19:36

This year and last had them on the front door, I just scoop them up and put them on the wall lol.

Researching:
Feakes (Worcestershire) Kirby (Worcestershire)

Jane

Jane Report 28 Oct 2014 19:40

A lot of mine seem to be the more black spotted and less red (if you know what I mean).I can never quite work out how so many end up indoors :-S :-S

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 28 Oct 2014 20:20

one landed on my washing this morning

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Rambling

Rambling Report 28 Oct 2014 20:20

I rescued one from a spider's web today just inside the back door, so he is safely out on a borage stalk now :-) my but those spiders are big this year !

Researching:

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 28 Oct 2014 21:44

I'm sure I read somewhere about a new sort of ladybird which was invading, and somehow sinister - anyone else remember this I'm sure having more spots like Jane's ladybirds was a symptom

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 28 Oct 2014 21:45

I think you're right, Elizabeth.

http://www.ladybird-survey.org/harlequin.aspx

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

Tecwyn

Tecwyn Report 28 Oct 2014 22:04

I commented to someone recently that I hadn't seen a single ladybird this summer.

I live in North Wales,

very few green fly, and no ants either. The wasps were very few this year as well.

All very odd.

Tec :-)

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 29 Oct 2014 00:49

had some dark looking ones our way,,,,,,not sure if they are the unwanted ones....

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

*** Mummo ***

*** Mummo *** Report 29 Oct 2014 06:58

Last couple of days we have had about 30/40 ladybirds on our sitting room window, really made me itch for some reason. :-(

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 29 Oct 2014 07:07

I'm glad I'm not the only one, Mummo. :-|

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset