tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post1276603305340637917..comments2024-03-28T09:25:14.379+00:00Comments on Veg Plotting: Things in Unusual Places #20: LadybirdsVPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-56150821100795262262017-06-28T08:16:10.121+01:002017-06-28T08:16:10.121+01:00I once found a moorhen bobbing in the downstairs l...I once found a moorhen bobbing in the downstairs loo. I think the cat had brought it in and then lost it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-85670179475145384632017-06-14T10:31:59.194+01:002017-06-14T10:31:59.194+01:00Th enumber of times I see people posting pictures ...Th enumber of times I see people posting pictures of the larvae convinced they've found a horrible new pest invading their garden! They're one of my favourite creatures... though I'm not quite sure what to do if these are Harlequins. I've reported a confirmed sighting in my garden, but what now... squish or let them get on with hoovering up all the blackfly. I'm convinced there's enough for all the different ladybirds I've found in my garden...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-69971983265305142562017-06-14T10:29:13.422+01:002017-06-14T10:29:13.422+01:00Crikey that must have been quite a surprise Sheena...Crikey that must have been quite a surprise Sheena. I jump quite a bit when I find them in the garden!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-22321230767854402542017-06-14T10:27:59.789+01:002017-06-14T10:27:59.789+01:00Ooh that's interesting. Bearing in mind the Ha...Ooh that's interesting. Bearing in mind the Harlequin is an alien one and out competing our natives, best not to try your French ones!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-43506190291903644172017-06-13T10:33:42.349+01:002017-06-13T10:33:42.349+01:00They look rather sinister at that stage but when t...They look rather sinister at that stage but when they change they look so cool (and endearing).Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-71772917189871961802017-06-13T07:44:26.644+01:002017-06-13T07:44:26.644+01:00I once came across a frog in the toilet which was ...I once came across a frog in the toilet which was a bit unexpected especially as the toilet is upstairs. Eventually worked out it had hitched a ride in the washing basket and, very cleverly, found the nearest source of moisture in an alien environment.<br />Lucky you to have so many ladybirds.Sheenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472551339360410824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-73240771770679341602017-06-12T20:54:59.401+01:002017-06-12T20:54:59.401+01:00Fascinating little things are ladybirds - some int...Fascinating little things are ladybirds - some interesting and different species in France; sometimes wonder how they'd do over here.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-81211179128611244892017-06-12T12:33:43.007+01:002017-06-12T12:33:43.007+01:00nice postnice postlizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035184100892779826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-11785003255284840472017-06-12T12:10:43.269+01:002017-06-12T12:10:43.269+01:00I'll look out for that Sue. So far this year o...I'll look out for that Sue. So far this year our ladybirds are the good old 7 spot, though I'm braced for spotting harlequins again. I spotted lots of black fly in the garden this morning so hopefully they'll go for these when they do appear - I'm holding onto the fact that harlequins prefer the bad guys such as aphids over nibbling on the good guys.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4793702278130036246.post-3527723742972369092017-06-12T11:42:39.282+01:002017-06-12T11:42:39.282+01:00Watch out for my Wordless Wednesday post this week...Watch out for my Wordless Wednesday post this week. We also found two on the bin lid yesterday which were transported up the garden onto a rose that had a few aphids that the birds had missed.. One was quite small but the other was definitely a Harlequin as was the star of my Wordless Wednesday post. Most of the larvae I find seem to be Harlequins.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.com