Ladybirds

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Ladybirds Apr 19, 2019 14:34:27 GMT grindle and SueA like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Apr 19, 2019 14:34:27 GMT Not for the squeemish Caught these 2 on my bamboo, We need plenty of ladybirds to eat all the Aphids
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Ladybirds Apr 20, 2019 7:38:46 GMT steve likes this

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Post by SueA on Apr 20, 2019 7:38:46 GMT

They look like those ferocious Harlequin ladybirds steve, they'll eat the native ladybirds as well as the aphids but there seems to be a ladybird population explosion already in our garden, it looks like it'll be a bumper year for them!

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Ladybirds Apr 21, 2019 8:45:12 GMT SueA likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Apr 21, 2019 8:45:12 GMT That never occurred to me Sue but you could well be right, they are very variable but all have a white triangle on the head and although not very clear you can make out something similar on one of them?
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SueA Global Moderator Posts: 17,912	Ladybirds Apr 22, 2019 7:18:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SueA on Apr 22, 2019 7:18:37 GMT The ones in my pic. in our garden all look like native ladybirds to me steve, I think the randy one on top in your video looks like a harlequin, they're usually a bit bigger than the normal ones & have a black 'H' or 'M' shape on their heads.

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