[Misc] Ladybirds... where are they?

[The Orange Seagull]

There were loads of ladybirds over in France when I was there a month ago, maybe they prefer to stay in the EU.......

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Have they all flown away home because their house is on fire?

Would make sense.

I didn't realise they came from Athens.

 

[Eeyore]

There are indeed fewer ladybirds this year. But then again, fewer blackfly too.

I wonder if the particularly cold and wet Winter has had an effect?

The winter was okay by our standards but to thrive aphids would need long sustained periods of dry weather.

Hence the 1976 plague of ladybirds came on the back of pretty much a year of unusually dry conditions.

I doubt whether we'll see a lot of ladybirds this time.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

My garden was full of butterflies the other day, so maybe the "plague" has passed.

Because l love butterflies, does that mean l have to love catterpillars too?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

No wasps around here, a few ladybirds on the plot even though there's enough of blackfly about.
Loads of sodding white cabbage butterfly though!!

Did you enjoy watching the Good Life in your younger days at all?

 

[Stat Brother]

I don't know if this helps, but if it's still there from Monday, there's a ladybird in the Costa at the Ryde ferry terminal.

Bees people, BEES, that's the end of days, when they fook off.

 

[greyseagull]

Woof woof

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

There were loads of ladybirds over in France when I was there a month ago, maybe they prefer to stay in the EU.......

They would still be in the EU if they popped over the channel. They will probably be dead by the time next March comes round anyway.

 

[erkan]

They will probably be dead by the time next March comes round anyway.

Along with many Brexit voters...



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[AmexRuislip]

Did you enjoy watching the Good Life in your younger days at all?

Yes chap, especially the scenes with a certain Felicity Kendall

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Along with many Brexit voters...



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Absolutely.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Yes chap, especially the scenes with a certain Felicity Kendall

Yes l have to admit, l liked a bit of Barbara too,

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Not one ladybird, wasps in the bee hive, barstrads, only cabbage whites no others, strange year.

I'm thinking of getting a bee hive so a quick few questions if I may - does it matter wasps are in there ? Do they attack the bees ? How do you get rid of them ?

 

[AmexRuislip]

Yes l have to admit, l liked a bit of Barbara too,

Its been hard going this year, especially with constant watering of plants.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I'm thinking of getting a bee hive so a quick few questions if I may - does it matter wasps are in there ? Do they attack the bees ? How do you get rid of them ?

You'll need insurance!

 

[Thunder Bolt]

No wasps around here, a few ladybirds on the plot even though there's enough of blackfly about.
Loads of sodding white cabbage butterfly though!!

I've seen loads of cabbage whites on my lavender. They love it, along with lots of bees.
I'm also getting lots of buff tailed bumble bees on my hollyhocks.

The ladybird plague was preceded by a greenfly plague as I recall. Where are the aphids?

True, and not a single greenfly on the roses, nor whitefly on my fuschias.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I've seen loads of cabbage whites on my lavender. They love it, along with lots of bees



True, and not a single greenfly on the roses, nor whitefly on my fuschias.

I'm sure you've left yourself open for the innuendo police

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I'm sure you've left yourself open for the innuendo police

I usually do. I'm naive.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Its been hard going this year, especially with constant watering of plants.

I can well imagine. It's been bad enough in my own patch of garden, trying to avoid saying bye bye to my begonias and farewell to the fresias.

 

[Stat Brother]

I'm thinking of getting a bee hive so a quick few questions

oooohhh, someone's been to the same hair 'studio' as Murray.