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What’s the collective noun for ladybirds?

Shedload? After yesterday’s surprise I was even more stunned today when I visited the compost heap. At one point I counted fourteen native ladybirds mooching about around the vegetation. Some are visible in this photo, but yet again others were … Continue reading

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So many native ladybirds!

For ten years or more we’ve been “overrun” by Harlequin ladybirds and sighting a native variety has become quite uncommon. For some reason however, this year things have all changed. I don’t think I’ve actually seen a Harlequin at all … Continue reading

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Baby ladybirds!

Poorly focused, but whilst I was watering today I noticed these on the leaf of a lettuce. I don’t know what variety they are. I’d normally associate them with Harlequin ladybirds, but I’ve seen so few of them this year … Continue reading

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Raising baby ladybirds

Sadly I’m not sure if these will survive now. Whilst I was picking lettuce today I turned over one of the leaves I’d picked and discovered these. I suspect they’re ladybird eggs. I tucked them out of the way close … Continue reading

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