Where are all the ladybirds?!

[emily84]

Is it just me? I haven't yet seen one single ladybird! I remember in previous years having swarms of them around this time of year! Anybody got any?

I would just like to announce to all the ladybirds of birmingham that I have plently of flies and a house for them when they would like to visit!

[zazen999]

Plenty of ladybirds and their larvae on my plot and garden...they were all over the parsnips that are being left to go to seed yesterday.

[emily84]

No fair! I want some! I think I may start taking a tub to the park with me and collecting any I find to bring home! Ahhh, that brings back memories of being at my nan's when I was little and running round her garden trying to catch them to put in a jam jar only to then release them again!

[tamsin]

We have loads of adults but I haven't seen any babies. Guess they must be around somewhere.

[lotthedrinkeroftea]

i was going to post if anyone else had noticed that there were loads this year! but I am weird though being in the middle of a concrete jungle. I probably built up a stock with my broad beans last year!!

[weekendwellies]

have seen a couple on my plot.

[Nicos]

Hmmm..come to think about it- I've not seen that many either!

[scarey55]

I reckon they are all here I counted 10 on my blackcurrant bush the other week and they were mating

[Mrs Jackson]

I've seen 2 yellow ladybirds and 1 2-spot ladybird so far this year, and that's all been within the last few days.

Mrs J

[pipkins]

Loads of them up lottie and a few in the garden along with larvae

[Brengirl]

I saw one in very early spring but none since. I can only hope that there isn't enough for them to eat chez moi.

[greasyfire]

So far i only seen about 5 ladybirds but im seeing countlees larvae on my trees.

[SueA]

I've only seen 2 so far this year & that was a while ago & I only saw one the whole of last summer! It's strange as there are people in other parts of the country who are swamped with them & we do usually have quite a few, maybe it's the last two very cold winters we've had here which has killed some off.

[WrexTheDragon]

No shortage of them here.

[binley100]

We had a load a few weeks ago , but they've now done a disappearing act. There was one pair mating on the goosgog bush while we were picking caterpillers off and half an hour later they were still there