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MiriMaran

  • Joined Feb 2009
    • Derbyshire
Ladybirds
« on: October 28, 2009, 09:49:34 pm »
We have loads of ladybirds coming into the house to hibernate.  How do I know if they are the good native ones we want to keep or the bad non-native ones that we are supposed to kill?

Any advice would be great.
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Snoopy

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2009, 09:55:45 pm »
Dunno - put them all outside in the shed ;D ;D ;D
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
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Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2009, 10:53:32 pm »
i've never heard of ladybirds having to be killed.  I thought all ladybirds were good ??? :o
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sandy

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Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 07:44:29 am »
 ???Arn't the bad ones colarado beetles in fancy dress !!!!
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little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 07:51:42 pm »
What y'like?!  Colorado beetles?!

The Harlequin ladybird is the foreign invader to britain, we have some 40 odd species, so they all look a little different anyway, not all red with 6 black spots!
Harliquins will eat smaller native 'birds, so try not to encourage them in.

Have a look at the "uk ladybird survey" website for photos, I can't get them up on here...

http://www.ladybird-survey.org
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sandy

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Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2009, 07:56:16 pm »
Arrrrh
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MiriMaran

  • Joined Feb 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2009, 08:05:43 pm »
Yes its the baddie that we have - Harmonia axyridis succinea!

http://www.harlequin-survey.org/recognition_and_distinction.htm#

Harry's bedroom has at least 30 in it.  The front of our feed shed in the field was totally covered in pupating Ladybirds this summer and judginf by the photos of the larvae they were all Harlequins. Argh!!!

I'm going to take photos and send them into the Harlequin Survey form to get verification.
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
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Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2009, 08:08:16 pm »
Maybe it's the way I was brought up and only ever having seen red 7 spots but I couldn't kill a ladybird - ever!
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MiriMaran

  • Joined Feb 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2009, 08:16:46 pm »
I was really worried about having to kill them, but it doesn't say to do that on the website so I think Harry can keep his new pets in his room for now.
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MiriMaran

  • Joined Feb 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2009, 08:19:43 pm »
How can I kill this?!

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little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2009, 08:31:17 pm »
Think how many red squirrels died because of the invasion of greys.
Think how many pigs, sheep, dogs, etc etc are or have been on 'rare breed' lists

Now can you kill it, to save all those beautiful native ladybirds?

(probably not, I'm only trying to help...)
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MiriMaran

  • Joined Feb 2009
    • Derbyshire
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2009, 08:38:58 pm »
Oh don't Ruth!  Do you think I should squash them?
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doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
    • Clackmannanshire
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Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2009, 09:25:20 pm »
Why not phone your local 'man-from-defra' and ask what you should do with them?  They may send someone out to do the deed for you.
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Snoopy

  • Joined Aug 2009
Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2009, 09:51:19 pm »
Or you could get a white witch in - like HFW did in
River Cottage - and ask them to leave  ;D ;D ;D
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doganjo

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Re: Ladybirds
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2009, 10:01:29 pm »
He didn't really, did he? Does he really believe in that stuff?
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