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The Reason You Are Seeing More Ladybirds 'Swarming' Your Homes This Week - Liverpool Echo
Harlequin ladybirds are seeking warm indoor shelter during their annual autumn migration, with a record number of sightings reported across the UK this October, experts say.
- On October 6, social media showed unusually large numbers of ladybirds across the United Kingdom, clustering on windows and walls as Brits reported clouds of the beetles.
- Experts say autumn migration, combined with a bumper aphid season, explains the surge as ladybirds seek overwintering spots; Professor Helen Roy states, `'Winter is a tough time for ladybirds in Britain and so during the winter months they become dormant.'`
- Some species hibernate in big clusters and may enter buildings through small gaps along loose-fitting windows, according to Max Barclay, Senior Curator of Beetles at the Natural History Museum.
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology recommends avoiding harm and gently relocating them if needed, while specialists stress ladybirds pose no threat despite carrying parasites and a fungal sexually transmitted infection.
- Garden Organic recorded a big rise into September at Ryton near Coventry, and residents in Shropshire and Steven Hall, of Telford, report hundreds of sightings with adults visible through October.
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Ladybirds swarm UK homes as Brits are left baffled by 'invasion'
People across the UK have been left baffled as swarms of ladybirds have been spotted gathering by windows and invading homes - but experts have explained the reason behind the 'invasion'
·Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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