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Harlequin ladybirds

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Noticed hundreds of ladybirds decending on our house yesterday which l thought pretty unusual considering the time of the year? Anyway l mentioned this to my daughter who, having heard a discription of them said they were Harlequin ladybirds which, apparently are swarming across the country having a disastrous effect on our native ladybirds. Not a threat to life or limb but if they are allowed to set up residence in your home, they do apparently have quite a nasty smell about them.

If l can find some more useless information l'll post it tomorro :thumbup: .

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You are not alone.

My mother in-laws house was infested with them over the summer as were her neighbours, and still has them, but not in so many numbers.

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What are they like with black bean sauce in a stir fry ?

ps .... if you see them then destroy them is my advice else they'll munch all our native chums.
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Stephen wrote:
You are not alone.

My mother in-laws house was infested with them over the summer as were her neighbours, and still has them, but not in so many numbers.
This is what happens when you have open boarders :)

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Manoverboard wrote:
What are they like with black bean sauce in a stir fry ?

ps .... if you see them then destroy them is my advice else they'll munch all our native chums.
Vacuum at the ready Mob :thumbup:

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They eat vacuums

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Not if you knock then on the head before suckling them up they don't :thumbup:

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You can borrow my workshop vac Onelife, the first time I used it I foolishly tried swapping the 100mm hose from one machine to another without switching off. It sucked my arm up the hose and when it reached my elbow the vac came flying towards me and nearly knocked me out.
This bully will knock em out and suck em up at the same time. :crazy:

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Raybosailor wrote:
You can borrow my workshop vac Onelife, the first time I used it I foolishly tried swapping the 100mm hose from one machine to another without switching off. It sucked my arm up the hose and when it reached my elbow the vac came flying towards me and nearly knocked me out.
This bully will knock em out and suck em up at the same time. :crazy:


Hi Ray...just thank gawd it wasn't a little lower down as you would now be singing like a choirboy ;) :)

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Onelife wrote:
Raybosailor wrote:
You can borrow my workshop vac Onelife, the first time I used it I foolishly tried swapping the 100mm hose from one machine to another without switching off. It sucked my arm up the hose and when it reached my elbow the vac came flying towards me and nearly knocked me out.
This bully will knock em out and suck em up at the same time. :crazy:


Hi Ray...just thank gawd it wasn't a little lower down as you would now be singing like a choirboy ;) :)

Your specialist subject :)

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Stephen wrote:
Onelife wrote:
Raybosailor wrote:
You can borrow my workshop vac Onelife, the first time I used it I foolishly tried swapping the 100mm hose from one machine to another without switching off. It sucked my arm up the hose and when it reached my elbow the vac came flying towards me and nearly knocked me out.
This bully will knock em out and suck em up at the same time. :crazy:


Hi Ray...just thank gawd it wasn't a little lower down as you would now be singing like a choirboy ;) :)

Your specialist subject :)
If you heard some of the songs I sang at the Carrington Triangle Folk Club last night you would hardly class me as a choirboy Stephen.

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I was referring to Onelife Ray, but send me your demo cd anyway :)

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Hi Ray...

From what l've heard Stephen gets a big frill when thinking about me dressed in a cassock singing "ba ba black sheep" (would you like some fun). ...so with this in mind if he ever asks you what folk singers wear?...don't go there...you'll live to regret it for sure :lol:

P.s My wife and daughter are into their folk music. Our daughter plays the accordion and was delighted when she was invited to record 'Robins Waltz' for an Irish folk band called 'Real Note a few years back.

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Folk off :shock: :D

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