Hello everyone, This beastie is everywhere, beans, fruit, flowers... Is it a good/bad one??? Thank y

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• Tack Posts: 1,367

  June 2021 edited June 2021

  Ladybird juvenile/larva, which is great,  Harlequin variety I think, which is not so good as not native. I have very many on my roses and as a result hardly any aphids.
  

  
  

  
  
  

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• Retro1951 Posts: 116

  June 2021

  Thanks Tack, never knew, never thought either....

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• forkinallotment19 Posts: 6

  June 2021

  100% ladybird, looking at the colour and markings it's a harlequin (Harmonia axyridis) although not a native species (and does kill some native ladybirds, as well as cannibalising its own kind too), it chiefly feeds on aphids (and scale insects, eggs & larvae of butterflies & moths and other small insects) so can be a potential helper in the garden
  
  Although there were fears the Harlequin would outcompete the native ladybirds and kill them off, this has so far not been true and they have not caused a decline in the native ladybirds
  
  They are also not a threat to humans, despite several rumours that they are poisonous or carry an STD
  
  Sorry for the essay, lol

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• WeaveyDavey Posts: 575

  June 2021

  @ForkinAllotment : Welcome to the best gardening forum in town! *We're generally friendly, so the knowledge 'pooled' by members helps us all in our various horticultural ventures! Luck with the gardening this year!
  

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• Retro1951 Posts: 116

  June 2021

  Hello Everyone,
  Thank you for your helpful input. Thank you so much, definitely a very helpful 'bunch'!!!

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