7-spot Ladybirds

It's been a much better invertebrate year than last year but the biggest increase seems to be 7-spot ladybirds. In fact all the ladybirds I have seen have been 7-spot and that is also surprising. They are everywhere and here is a couple on our ragwort patch. I wouldn't give much of a chance to the aphid currently hiding in the flower next to the topmost ladybird!