NATURAL ELTHAM
SEnine
They are back Long
considered Britain’s favourite beetle, the
humble ladybird has never been so much in the spotlight, if you’ll pardon the pun.
At one time, everyone thought they knew what they meant by a ladybird. Red with a few black spots, frequently seen in summer, not often in winters and useful for chomping their way through aphids.
For some reason, it’s a beetle you don’t mind cra wling all over your hands and with a sur pr ising ability to fly
when under stress. But the arrival in the country of an alien
invader has made people think again.
The march of the harlequin version in its various guises of orange, yellow and black, is changing the ladybird landscape and bringing our native beetles into focus.
Instead of there being only one type of native ladybird, more people are working out that there were, in fact, 26. Some of the variations relate to the number of spots from 2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18 and 22. Others relate to their colour, with cream, orange and yellow as well as the traditional red. It’s only now that they’re under threat that we’re becoming more aware of the variety.
The threat is coming from the arrival of the multi-coloured harlequin ladybird, originally from Asia and introduced into the United States as a natural predator for aphids on crops.
The invader first arrived on these
shores in only 2004. It first arrived in SE9 in around 2005 with numbers only starting to build up significantly three or four years ago. Now they’re lurking around every corner.
Having marched across the country with amazing speed they’re threatening to push some of our native species out of the way. The harlequin out-competes our native species for food and in some cases eats them whole.
As well as muscling our natives out of the way, the newcomer is also a little less user-friendly. They like to hibernate in crevices in our homes over the winter but are not exactly house-trained Unfortunately they can produce smelly secretions, on occasions bite and leave stains on the furniture.
Clive Efford MP SURGERIES Hair & Beauty
Clive holds eight advice surgeries a month, where constituents can meet him in private. He will see everyone who comes along, but it is best to telephone beforehand so that you can get some indication of when you will be able to see Clive.
First Tuesday of the month All work by Senior Stylist and Colour Technician
Tinting Includes Cut and Blow Dry Full head £72.00 Tint + Packets + Cut & Blow Dry Short Hair £90.00 Long Hair £100.00
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Highlighting / Low Lights Includes Cut and Blow Dry Short Hair - Bleach £72.00 Medium length - Bleach £82.50 Long - Bleach TinTinting - Extra
Junior Stylist Offers
Cut & Blow Dry - short hair £25.00 - long hair £29.00 Highlights including Cut & Blow Dry - short £50.00 - long £75.00
Phone for an appointment today Open Hours
Mon - Thur 9 - 6 Friday 9 - 7 Saturday 9 - 6 020 8859 5228
020 8859 2931 190-194 Eltham High Street 30 11.00am
Anstridge Community Centre, Anstridge Rd SE9 2LL First Friday of the month
11.00am
Horn Park Community Centre, 96 Sibthorpe Rd SE12 9DP Second Friday of the month
Second Saturday of the month
£92.65 £13.30
St Mary’s Community Centre, Eltham High Street SE9 Third Tuesday of the month
Coldharbour Library, William Barefoot Drive SE9 3AY Fourth Friday of the month
Shrewsbury House, Bushmoor Crescent SE18 3EG
132 Westmount Road, Eltham London SE9 1UT
T: 020 8850 5744 E:
clive@cliveefford.org.uk W:
www.cliveefford.org.uk
Take a walk in the Pleasaunce
Suspended until further notice due to renovations Slade Hall, Pendrell Street, London SE18 2PJ
6.00pm 10.00am 11.00am
Middle Park Community Centre, 150 Middle Park Avenue SE9 5SD Third Friday of the month
11.00am 6.00pm
St Mary’s Community Centre, Eltham High Street SE9 Fourth Saturday of the month
10.00am G
10.00am
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