[NatureNS] lady bugs

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I've had a few trying to come indoors here in Halifax these past few  
days. As Doug notes, such lady beetles are almost invariably Harmonia  
axyridis these days. At my folks place in NB, large numbers hibernate  
under the shingles each year. Some of them get inside and when I'm  
there I dutifully collect them and release them in the greenhouse  
where I hope they can put a dent in the whitefly population ... ;->

Cheers,

Chris

On 19-Oct-07, at 5:24 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:

>
>> we have been invaded by lady bugs, they are every where, there's  
>> got to be 1000's of them. anybody else having this ptoblem.
>
> I don't really see it as a problem. Both in Hantsport, where we  
> lived for a few years, and here on the North Mountain, we have  
> played host to overwintering lady bugs. They somehow figure out how  
> to get into the walls from outside this time of year, then come  
> spring they appear (at least in the 100s) on windows and warm spots  
> on the walls -- inside the house. We open windows to let them out.
>
> Our hope, of course, is that they spend the summer eating various  
> pestiferous garden bugs. They don't seem to do any obvious harm in  
> the house. For all I know they could be breeding while inside.  
> Perhaps someone else can enlighten us on that matter,
>
> As far as I can tell, they are almost all Multicoloured Asians  
> (_Harmonia axyridis_), aka "the most invasive ladybird on Earth."
>
> Doug Linzey
> Arlington

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I've had a few trying to come indoors here in Halifax these past few =
days. As Doug notes, such lady beetles are almost invariably<i>=A0Harmonia=
 axyridis</i> these days. At my folks place in NB, large numbers =
hibernate under the shingles each year. Some of them get inside and when =
I'm there I dutifully collect them and release them in the greenhouse =
where I hope they can put a dent in the whitefly population ... =
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On 19-Oct-07, at 5:24 PM, Doug Linzey wrote:</div><br =
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type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">we have been invaded by lady =
bugs, they are every where, there's got to be 1000's of them. anybody =
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min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I don't =
really see it as a problem. Both in Hantsport, where we lived for a few =
years, and here on the North Mountain, we have played host to =
overwintering lady bugs. They somehow figure out how to get into the =
walls from outside this time of year, then come spring they appear (at =
least in the 100s) on windows and warm spots on the walls -- inside the =
house. We open windows to let them out.</div><div style=3D"margin-top: =
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min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Our hope, of =
course, is that they spend the summer eating various pestiferous garden =
bugs. They don't seem to do any obvious harm in the house. For all I =
know they could be breeding while inside. Perhaps someone else can =
enlighten us on that matter,</div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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14px; "><br></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">As far as I can tell, they are =
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