Oaktree Home and Garden

The humble ladybird (Coccinellidae family) has delighted children over the centuries. It is often the first insect to be discovered by intrepid toddlers as they make their first stumbling steps in the family garden, unaware of the brightly coloured, spotted creature’s potential benefits to the garden they are exploring.
Britain lays claim to 46 varieties […]

The Harlequin ladybird made sensational news headlines on 19th September, 2004 when the first sighting of this particular species was recorded at The White Lion pub garden in Sible Hedingham, Essex. Four years later the ‘deadly invader’ is listed by the Royal Horticultural Society as the second biggest garden pest in Britain, behind slugs and […]