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  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    People were reporting masses of ladybirds after last year's hot summer and apparently the same thing happened after the hot summer of '76. Let's hope they have in impact on the aphids.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • barry islandbarry island Posts: 1,847
    I noticed greenfly on my roses so there is food for ladybirds.
  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Been out in my garden all day today in Birmingham never saw a ladybird
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    We didn't see very many last year but this year there seems to be loads around which I find surprising.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Spotted 2 specimens of "harlequin" ladybirds in the past few days, in different disguise! Both on the new foliage of my rose tree. But very few of the native ladybirds so far.

    23rd march

    29th march
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    Mine all native I think, I’ll keep an eye out for harlequin but none so far. 
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Lots of 🐞 ladybirds here in the Black Country. Anyone got a quick and easy way to differentiate between goodies and baddies? 
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