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Last post 08-06-2012 3:50 PM by Pesty. 1 replies.

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  • 08/06/2012 03:27 PM
    • Poppy
    • London
    • 27 May 2009
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     Can anyone please tell me is this Lady bird good or bad?

     

     

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  • 08/06/2012 03:50 PM
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    • Pesty
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    If its 7mm long (which I suspect it is)  its one of the many colour forms of the Harlequin Ladybird - the non-native one everyone is worried about. Primary food source = aphids but can outcompete/even prey on some of the natives. Too numerous to do anything about.

     

    If less than 5mm long its a 2 or 10 spot which are also very variable in colour form.

     

    There are at least another two species of ladybird in the UK which are/can be black with red spots.

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