Beetles on sage

[Tina]

Larva almost identical to ladybird but instead of yellow bits on the
back,red. Pupa are red and spotted, I watched one hatch out today, it
was bright yellow, exactly the size/shape of a ladybird. Any ideas
what it is?

[Tina]

 Larva almost identical to ladybird but instead of yellow bits on the
back,red.  Pupa are red and spotted, I watched one hatch out today, it
was bright yellow, exactly the size/shape of a ladybird.   Any ideas
what it is?

I identified it myself online today. Harlequin ladybird. All larva and
pupa will be squished tomorrow.

[Bob Hobden]

Post by Tina

 Larva almost identical to ladybird but instead of yellow bits on the
back,red.  Pupa are red and spotted, I watched one hatch out today, it
was bright yellow, exactly the size/shape of a ladybird.   Any ideas
what it is?

I identified it myself online today. Harlequin ladybird. All larva and
pupa will be squished tomorrow.

Why? They have invaded the whole country and nothing will eradicate
them. They do the same job anyway.

[Tina]

Post by Bob Hobden

Post by Tina

 Larva almost identical to ladybird but instead of yellow bits on the
back,red.  Pupa are red and spotted, I watched one hatch out today, it
was bright yellow, exactly the size/shape of a ladybird.   Any ideas
what it is?

I identified it myself online today. Harlequin ladybird. All larva and
pupa will be squished tomorrow.

Why? They have invaded the whole country and nothing will eradicate
them. They do the same job anyway.

Because they carry a disease that they are immune to that can harm our
native ladybirds - somewhat like grey squirrels, and we all know what
happened there. Have a google.
So as much as I don't like harming anything, I picked off every sage
leaf that had a pupa or larva on, put them in a paper bag and into the
woodburner. For the sake of our native ladybirds.