It is a highly voracious predator and competes with our native ladybird species for food. I photographed these individuals by the Wey Navigation Canal in Surrey.
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Asian harlequin
The asian harlequin is not a native British ladybird. First found in southern England in 2004 it came over from Holland in imported plants where it had been introduced to control aphids.
It is a highly voracious predator and competes with our native ladybird species for food. I photographed these individuals by the Wey Navigation Canal in Surrey.
It is a highly voracious predator and competes with our native ladybird species for food. I photographed these individuals by the Wey Navigation Canal in Surrey.
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