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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

what do the blighters eat.i have a couple in my room.been in here for days.i hope the spiders dont get them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They're hibernating and won't eat anything right now. When they are eating they like aphids.

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By *arnayguyMan
over a year ago

Durham Tees

I think they 'home' too, as it were. I get them hibernating in the same part of one particular window frame every year. They maybe give off a scent that the next year's insects recognise.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I do like them though

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

i like them too.just didnt want them to starve.lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"what do the blighters eat.i have a couple in my room.been in here for days.i hope the spiders don't get them"

Shortbread. Love it.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

They'll probably be fine with diluted sugars. As others say, they need protection from the cold and won't be active unless it's very warm. There are very few aphids atm - I've got a couple of white fly. Overall if they're active, they're using energy - ideally they will do nothing until spring. I'd try them on some sugar, if they move. But they won't be responsive, like a cat or dog, they'll do their own thing. If they eat aphids they'll be consuming sugars that they've eaten from plants, so you'd be giving them a substitute.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

U r a clever bunch.at mo I have lost them.but will get sum sug an biscuits ready

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

They could just be hibernating, which is better, as they'll conserve their energy. Diluted sugar would be edible for them, give them some energy but won't be as nutritious as an insect. But at this point they just need enough energy to keep themselves alive, whilst they rest during winter. Hope you find them! Outdoors they'll hide in cracks, holes in twigs etc.

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By *r TriomanMan
over a year ago

Chippenham Malmesbury area

Glad that you're caring for them! Whatever you do though, don't tell then that their house is on fire and that their children have all fine - it'll break their little hearts!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can buy them by the tub online if you're really into them.

I can't stand them. Harlequin ones can bite.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=orize22QBXI

I was in the Isle of Wight for the 1976 invasion, ya couldn't find any surface where there weren't any

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By *agicfingerslovelyMan
over a year ago

Rugby

Had one on my face on the Train at the weekend - did not even buy a ticket.

But a clever way to travel

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By *uscious_lips30Woman
over a year ago

gloucestershire

When the weather gets colder ladybirds will live in Windows sills, frames and into houses where it is warmer. Where I used to live there would always b loads of lady birds in the bathroom

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By *asycouple1971Couple
over a year ago

midlands

I love ladybirds.

Are they all female or are there some Gentlemenbirds out there

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Check if they are british ladybirds by counting their spots. if they are harlequin ladybirds, kill them with a hammer and fire!

http://www.harlequin-survey.org/

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By *oachman 9CoolMan
over a year ago

derby


"Check if they are british ladybirds by counting their spots. if they are harlequin ladybirds, kill them with a hammer and fire!

http://www.harlequin-survey.org/ "
They are a species of ladybird And they must have been around a long time, but during that time have they been killing our traditional ladybirds They are a new Invader here and some years I,ve hardly seen a traditional native one here due to their presence everywhere.

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