auriflamme
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I have been killing all of these beetles which I find, but since they are quite similar to our native Ladybirds, could some one with good knowledge of these foreign pests give me some good spotting advice. I've been killing them if they have brown legs and have a m or w pattern just below their heads.
They are not the harlequin beetles which have invaded the UK, Harmonia axyridis are the correct ones, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis
maybe you know it better as japanese ladybug. It was introduced to control some pests, but people didnt realise they would directly compete with our own native ladybirds. They are starting to have an impact on native ladybirds and butterflies.
They are not the harlequin beetles which have invaded the UK, Harmonia axyridis are the correct ones, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis
maybe you know it better as japanese ladybug. It was introduced to control some pests, but people didnt realise they would directly compete with our own native ladybirds. They are starting to have an impact on native ladybirds and butterflies.