China Daily Global Online News: With its beautiful and cute appearance and ability to catch pests, the seven-spotted ladybug is usually popular among people. But when thousands of ladybugs "visit" at the same time, the situation is completely different. According to the British "Daily Mail" report on August 3, Somerset and Norfolk counties in the United Kingdom have recently been "invaded" by millions of seven-spotted ladybirds, forming a rare and terrifying landscape.

Since last month" Since the outbreak of the seven-spotted ladybird, this small red and black insect has now covered almost every inch of the local land. Whether on walls, tree trunks or public facilities, the vast army of ladybugs looks like a "wriggling, undulating carpet." On a farm in Somerset with an area of ​​about 20 hectares (about 0.2 square kilometers), about 10 million seven-spotted ladybugs "camped" here. When the tiny insects swarm like a black cloud, farmers working in their fields are forced to seek shelter. In an ironic twist, a woman was left stunned after discovering her Beetle had "attracted" a large number of ladybugs. People walking on the road found such bugs all over their clothes and shoes.

Experts say these seven-spotted ladybugs come to prey on local aphids. Aphids are plant-eating pests, and ladybugs eat these insects. Entomologist Robert Harrison said: "Seven-spotted ladybugs are common in the UK, but occasionally there are population surges. Many people remember the 'Seven-spotted ladybug outbreak' in 1976, when the insects were overwhelmingly abundant. . However, if there is not enough food or the aphids are eaten up, the seven-spotted ladybug will starve to death. "It is understood that May and June are the mating season of the seven-spotted ladybug. In her short life, a female seven-spotted ladybug can lay more than 2,000 eggs if she has enough aphids to feed on.

At the end of last month, Germany Millions of these ladybugs have also appeared on the shores of East Lake in the north, Hamburg and other places. They have gathered on roofs, tree branches and roads. Especially in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a large number of ladybugs gather on the local coast, turning the beach red, forming a unique landscape.