That’s a spot of luck

A new study has revealed that although the invasive harlequin ladybird, which was introduced from Asia to Europe as an aphid control, does compete for food with our UK native ladybirds, they may not be driving the population down, as was previously thought. More aggression was observed between ladybirds of the same species than conflict between the two. Find out more at bit.ly/HarlequinLadybird

Asian harlequin ladybirds don’t appear to threaten our smaller native ladybirds