Jump to content

Recommended Posts

Yes, they invade my house over the winter - they get through the window fittings (gaps between frame and casing - need replacing but I'm only a tenant...) I hoover them up mercilessly, then wipe with vinegar or multi-surface cleaner where they have been clumping together to get rid of their scent and discourage them from accumulating there again. Now it's warm if you open your windows they should soon find their way outside again.
Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42748-ladybirds/#findComment-734434
Share on other sites

Sue and ladyruskin - they are the "bad" invading Harlequin ladybirds - http://www.harlequin-survey.org/factfile/concern.htm I have come to hate them and they really stink when disturbed. Anyway, most of them have gone now as spring has come and they've decided it's warm enough to head outside again and maraud our native species, but next winter honestly if you want to come to my house each week and take them away you are very welcome.
Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42748-ladybirds/#findComment-734483
Share on other sites

Killing things by hoovering them = cruel. A slow death by suffocation.

If you have to kill a thing just crush it quickly. For preference set it free outdoors instead.

The hibernators in your pic were 'harlequins'.


Picture gallery, FYI. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2013/jul/22/ladybird-species-harlequin-uk-insects


Invertebrates generally are an important layer of the food chain which humans have been damaging so it is worth doing the research.

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42748-ladybirds/#findComment-735161
Share on other sites

fl0wer Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------


> If you have to kill a thing just crush it quickly.

> For preference set it free outdoors instead.


xxxxx


I think sanitygirl (I keep misreading that as sanitarygirl :)) ) didn't want to set them free outdoors because they are predators of "good" ladybirds?

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42748-ladybirds/#findComment-735191
Share on other sites

Sue Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> fl0wer Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> > If you have to kill a thing just crush it

> quickly.

> > For preference set it free outdoors instead.

>

> xxxxx

>

> I think sanitygirl (I keep misreading that as

> sanitarygirl :)) ) didn't want to set them free

> outdoors because they are predators of "good"

> ladybirds?



Sue, the lovechild of David Bellamy and UKIP!!

Link to comment
https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/42748-ladybirds/#findComment-735264
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • He did mention it's share of freehold, I’d be very cautious with that. It can turn into a nightmare if relationships with neighbours break down. My brother had a share of freehold in a flat in West Hampstead, and when he needed to sell, the neighbour refused to sign the transfer of the freehold. What followed was over two years of legal battles, spiralling costs and constant stress. He lost several potential buyers, and the whole sale fell through just as he got a job offer in another city. It was a complete disaster. The neighbour was stubborn and uncooperative, doing everything they could to delay the process. It ended in legal deadlock, and there was very little anyone could do without their cooperation. At that point, the TA6 form becomes the least of your worries; it’s the TR1 form that matters. Without the other freeholder’s signature on that, you’re stuck. After seeing what my brother went through, I’d never touch a share of freehold again. When things go wrong, they can go really wrong. If you have a share of freehold, you need a respectful and reasonable relationship with the others involved; otherwise, it can be costly, stressful and exhausting. Sounds like these neighbours can’t be reasoned with. There’s really no coming back from something like this unless they genuinely apologise and replace the trees and plants they ruined. One small consolation is that people who behave like this are usually miserable behind closed doors. If they were truly happy, they’d just get on with their lives instead of trying to make other people’s lives difficult. And the irony is, they’re being incredibly short-sighted. This kind of behaviour almost always backfires.  
    • I had some time with him recently at the local neighbourhood forum and actually was pretty impressed by him, I think he's come a long way.
    • I cook at home - almost 95% of what we eat at home is cooked from scratch.  But eating out is more than just having dinner, it is socialising and doing something different. Also,sometimes it is nice to pay someone else to cook and clear up.
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...