{"id":21733,"date":"2022-10-31T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=19436"},"modified":"2022-10-31T18:13:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:13:11","slug":"should-we-should-be-scared-of-harlequin-ladybirds","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/should-we-should-be-scared-of-harlequin-ladybirds\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we should be scared of harlequin ladybirds?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Stuart Blackman\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 31 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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If news reports are to be believed, the \u2018cannibalistic\u2019, \u2018STD-ridden\u2019 harlequin ladybird stinks out our homes, stains our furnishings, poisons<\/a> <\/strong>our pets, bites people, induces allergic reactions and generally \u2018wreaks havoc\u2019. But are the reports to be believed?<\/p>\n

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Not according to ecologist Helen Roy, who explains that there may be little doubt that harlequins are having an impact on our wildlife \u2013 they eat and outcompete native two-spot ladybirds<\/a><\/strong>. \u201cBut from the human perspective, they are nothing more than a very minor nuisance,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
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