[Brambles]

Just had to let you know that AT LAST our veggie plot is covered in ladybirds    I had hardly seen a one, then yesterday everywhere I looked I saw them...  HURRAY!!!

[Mitsy]

Lucky you I've only seen 4 in total this year  and only  2 of those were in my garden

[chimaera]

I have a lot, but not enough to keep up with the blackfly. Last year I only saw the invasive harlequin ladybird, this year they are still common but the native 2 and 7 spot are back in reasonable numbers too.

Charlie

[drizabone]

The blackfly and dry weather did for my boad beans so pulled them up last weekend, they were alive with ladybirds, they then proceded to bite any exposed skin. ouch!!!

[sunshineband]

The blackfly and dry weather did for my boad beans so pulled them up last weekend, they were alive with ladybirds, they then proceded to bite any exposed skin. ouch!!!

I think they bite  more in dry weather  Sure is painful 

[Elcie]

Well you learn something new every day.  I never knew ladybirds bite!  I have a ladybird house on my allotment so every now and then I move a ladybird to the house in the hope that they will want to overwinter there!

[pops]

you know to be honest i have not seen 1 ladybird so far this year.

even the lady birds dislike Coalville,where will it all end 

[Mike.white]

I have seen loads of them at work - but last night spotted a few around about the garden... good news!!

[Riala]

We have hundreds, more snails, but still, every day I have to look where I step cause the ladybirds are everywhere.

Abundant with butterflies and bumble bees too.  Definitely going to have to make a little bug house.

[Libby]

I have loads of ladybirds on the plot this year - can't remember the last time I saw so many but that seems to go for the butterflies, bees etc too. 

[Greengirl]

I have the most ladybirds I've seen both on my allotment & garden, but although there are lots of bumble bees, honey bees are almost absent - bit worrying really.

[purplebat]

I have seen more ladybirds than I've seen for years, and I've checked; they are all our own 7-spot english variety, yippee!!! I've also got the larvae everywhere