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Old 28-09-2008, 03:19 PM
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Re: Harlequin Ladybirds

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Originally Posted by Misanthrope View Post
After I mentioned seeing a few harlequins a week ago they seemed to vanish again.
Yesterday (27th September) there were large numbers flying and landing on the pebble-dash and windows. I suppose they see the house as a rock face with hibernation potential!
Here is a photo taken today showing about 80 harlequins in a corner of a window. There are another three aggregations like this, which will shortly be relocated!
I haven't checked the curtain linings yet, but I expect to find more there. This is becoming an annual event and is the third consecutive year it's happened.

Exactly the same deal for me down in kent. Im normally swamped with them for most of the year but this year they have been strangely few and absent..and none indoors at all? however.....yesterday 27th with that bit of sunshine they have all appeared again and were making a beeling for any open window or door to get in the house....here we go again
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