December Winner: Markulous and Year Winner: Wild Canon

Congratulations to Markulous on winning the final competition of 2009 and Wild Canon on winning the overall competition for the year!

The top 3 members this year were:

1st - Wild Canon (80 votes)
2nd - Markulous (40 votes)
3rd - Keith (33 votes)

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As you know, this was Jamie's last month running the competition so a huge thank you to him from everyone at the forum. He's run the competition brilliantly and I'm sure you'll agree it's been a big success.

There will be no January competition this year but hopefully we should have something sorted for February.

Thanks and happy new year!

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Ladybird invasion! Advice please.

Hi guys,

In our bedroom this lunch time I found 100's of ladybirds. Most were huddled up in a corner as if they were planning to hibernate.

They were all different colours including scary looking black ones with red spots.

Further internet serches suggest these are Asian ones and are a danger to our native ladybirds?

Pictures and text here http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums...rds-s.html suggest they should be disposed of and reported?

Is this right?

I don't want to harm them but if they're a pest towards our normal ladys i'll get rid of them.

Cheers.

Andy...

13-10-2009 09:04 PM
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andy50027 Wrote:
Hi guys,

In our bedroom this lunch time I found 100's of ladybirds. Most were huddled up in a corner as if they were planning to hibernate.

They were all different colours including scary looking black ones with red spots.

Further internet serches suggest these are Asian ones and are a danger to our native ladybirds?

Pictures and text here http://www.wildaboutbritain.co.uk/forums...rds-s.html suggest they should be disposed of and reported?

Is this right?

I don't want to harm them but if they're a pest towards our normal ladys i'll get rid of them.

Cheers.

Andy...

Andy, been loads of them this year,
take a sample to your local museum/zoo/any local entomologist.
If they are Harlequins. KILL '`EM ALL.
Bren.

15-11-2009 02:05 AM
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