Harlequin Ladybird Survey news
| Dr. Helen Roy Blogs |
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10/02/2010
Writing for the Natural Environment Research Council news website, PlanetEarth online, Dr Helen Roy writes about non-native species with a particular emphasis on ladybirds.
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| The Great Autumn Ladybird Invasion |
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16/10/2009
As ladybirds crawl into our homes for the winter, we are calling for more photos to be sent in to the Survey. Both harlequins and 2-spots like to spend the winter months in buildings - often together in large numbers. Sending in records of these two species will help us track the harlequin ladybird invasion. It will also help us assess the magnitude of the 2-spot decline, which was reported across Europe this Summer.
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| Mobile Phone Portal Launched |
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16/07/2009
Ladybird recorders can now send in records via their mobile phones as part of a new partnership between the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and Woolworths.co.uk. It is the first mobile portal in Britain for biological recording, enabling records to be sent in straight from the field or garden. The partnership is part of the relaunch of ladybird clothing, which is now available through the new Woolworths.co.uk website.
To send in a ladybird record via a mobile phone, simply text the word LADYBIRD to 83040 in order to receive a link that will allow you to upload your photos and data. Texts will be charged at your standard network rate. Internet browsing costs will be subject to your tariff but should not be more than 20pence. The option of sending in records through the website and mail will remain.
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| Summer Exhibitions |
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03/06/2009
The Ladybird Survey teams are very excited to have been selected for the Royal Society Summer Exhibition. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to highlight the work of the surveys and the phenomenal contribution you have made by submitting records. If you are in London from 30th June to 4th July please come and visit us.
On Saturday 4th July we will also have a display at the Insect Festival in York
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| Ladybird Workshop at Dinton Pastures - 21 March 2009 |
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03/03/2009
A ladybird identification workshop is being run by The British Entomological and Natural History Society at Dinton Pastures Country Park, Hurst, Reading on Saturday 21 March (10.30 to 16.00). Please inform Dr. Ian McLean, BENHS Indoor Meetings Secretary, (E-mail: ianmclean@waitrose.com) in advance to book your place.
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| A New Year's Resolution you can keep! |
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29/12/2008
Here's a New Year's Resolution that's easy to keep - counting ladybirds on or close to January 1st!
If you have ladybirds spending the winter in your house, we are particularly interested to know how many harlequins and how many native 2-spot ladybirds (a much smaller species) there are; these two species tend to overwinter in buildings. The ladybirds are likely to be sheltering in the corners of rooms, or around window frames, particularly squeezed into the hinges, or in gaps alongside draught excluding material. Please count up the number of each species that you see.
Please log records of such counts by clicking on 'All species records from a site survey' at UK Ladybird Survey and put 'OVERWINTERING COUNT' in the Comments section. Thanks for your help!
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| Large batches of harlequins needed |
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03/11/2008
If you have a group of over 20 harlequin ladybirds in your house (anywhere in the UK) we would be grateful to receive them. Specimens should be sent to the address below. You can put them in something like a camera film canister or other sturdy box. Do not include food or water, just a few bits of paper to protect specimens from buffeting. Thanks for your help!
Ladybird Research Group, University of Cambridge, 219d Huntingdon Road, Cambridge CB3 0DL.
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