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Bug Ident Help - what are these bugs??


kentjames
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Unless they are harlequin ladybirds - Japanese knotweed of the insect world!

 

Thanks HCR, i have just been looking at google images for harlequins and found this image

 

harmonia_pupa_2.jpg

 

Source: Harlequin Ladybird Survey - home

 

They certainly bare a resemblance to the ones i found, so does this mean we should we be looking to control these invasive ladybirds to protect our native species?

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