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Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Ladybird Aug 1, 2011 19:48:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Aug 1, 2011 19:48:56 GMT My son's girlfriend commented on the amount of ladybirds about. They are everywhere here.

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Ladybird Apr 1, 2013 12:21:08 GMT

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Post by Tel on Apr 1, 2013 12:21:08 GMT

Went out to the wheelie bin this morning, found a ladybird on the path, I thought it was a dead one, picked it up and there was a slight movement from it.
Placed it on a newspaper on the warm bench in the greenhouse, a hour later it had moved somewhere in there.

Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,914	Ladybird Apr 1, 2013 20:54:14 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Apr 1, 2013 20:54:14 GMT With any luck it will have gone back into hibernation in there Tel, poor little thing will freeze it's socks off outdoors!

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Ladybird Apr 2, 2013 5:53:04 GMT

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Where do ladybirds go for the winter? The snails are still hiding. That's one bonus of the cold weather. I keep finding them clustered together under rims of pots, behind troughs and inside my chimneys - which all have pots in them. How do they get there? They all go for a rude awakening - a swim in the stream. ;D

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Ladybird Apr 2, 2013 20:25:21 GMT

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Post by SueA on Apr 2, 2013 20:25:21 GMT

Ladybirds tend to hibernate in groups in crevasses in trees, under bark, gaps in fences or even in houses sometimes Geranium. I've seen them occasionally in the joins beside the fence post & panels by the back gate & sometimes have spotted odd ones apparently asleep under leaves. Haven't seen any here yet but there may be some around the garden. I think the slugs & snails have woken up though as I was looking for my 'black' hyacinths & found some chewed off stumps of leaves where they should have been!

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Ladybird Apr 3, 2013 6:22:19 GMT

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Post by Geranium on Apr 3, 2013 6:22:19 GMT

You learn something every day!

I haven't seen any yet.

As I said elsewhere, I found yet more snails stuck fast (in groups) in the crevices of one of my walls - snoring quietly, no doubt. ;D I have found little slugs around, though. They're definitely up and doing!

I think there must be a few snails around - our thrush is back and has been busy - I've found empty shells.

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Ladybird Apr 3, 2013 13:21:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Apr 3, 2013 13:21:03 GMT There are a lot of ladybirds hibernating in my horizontal juniper bush and I've also got a few in my shed
	Hertfordshire

SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,914	Ladybird Apr 3, 2013 19:54:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Apr 3, 2013 19:54:45 GMT Good to hear that you've got some safe & warm Peony!

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Ladybird Apr 3, 2013 20:07:40 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Apr 3, 2013 20:07:40 GMT My ladybirds are walking around. They seem alright.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Ladybird Apr 4, 2013 5:53:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Apr 4, 2013 5:53:15 GMT I hope mine are all right - I need them for when the aphids wake up! I still haven't seen any.

Tel Top Member Posts: 7,992	Ladybird Apr 4, 2013 6:14:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tel on Apr 4, 2013 6:14:06 GMT I found the ladybird, on the leaves of a dahlia plant yesterday.
	Terry, in Bradford Yorkshire

sweetpea Top Member Posts: 5,982	Ladybird Apr 4, 2013 17:20:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sweetpea on Apr 4, 2013 17:20:20 GMT Haven't noticed any here so far. They probably have more sense than your ones ;D
	I'll get around to it eventually

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