Ladybirds Already!!!

Last year was worringly bad for ladybirds, I think I only saw literally 2 or 3 all year where as the year before the count would have been into hundreds, which is the norm for this area. Encouragingly though today (all be it very early) I have seen about a dozen ladybirds in several spots round the garden enjoying some of the warm sunshine we've had today. I'm hoping its a good sign and we'll get plenty in the garden again this year

 

I saw one yesterday so hopefully it's a good sign.

 

There's been a few here as well. Also this morning saw my first bee of the year.

 

I thought I saw a bee buzzing past the window Tuesday, but thought I must be mistaken.

 

Ditto.

 

We've got a few ladybirds and i sore 2 bumble bee's yesterday

 

I could do with some Ladybirds in my GH to feed off the Greenfly thats appeared

 

Seeing quite a few ladybirds out now the weather is warmer, lets hope they survived the winter in quantity because it was so mild.

 

I've just seen about 10 lady birds today, i know i've got lots around a window (which i can't open because of them) i would like to open it but i don't think it's the wright time at the mow

 

Just been upstairs and there is one on the window sill. Saw a bumble bee yesterday and 3 butterflies this morning in the garden.

Rusty.

 

We've got about 3 ladybirds that I've seen, plus one butterfly/moth thing that decided to live indoors. No bees yet though, but then there aren't many flowers out up here yet.

 

Plenty of ladybirds here, have been for a couple of weeks. Very early, and lots of them, so hopefully that is bad news for Aphids

 

Three bees one fat bumble (mum to be I think) after my cottoneasters we normally get lots of babies )
1 butterfly on a dandelion at mums!

 

I've already seen more ladybirds than I did all last summer.#
Saw a tortoise shell butterfly today, and it looked in perfect condition.

 

Saw a tiny one on my washing, any one know when they start breeding.
Found this information:

• October- February: Adult ladybirds spend winter in a dormant state, known as 'overwintering'.
• March- April: Adult ladybirds become active and leave their overwintering sites to find food, aphids (greenfly).
• May: Male and female ladybirds mate.
• June- July: Mated females lay eggs which hatch into immature stages called 'larvae'. Larvae feed on aphids and then form 'pupae'.
• August: The new generation of adult ladybirds emerge from the pupae.
• September: These new adults feed but do not mate until next spring after they have overwintered.