Invasive species, not native to Ireland, are threatening flora and fauna, and can be harmful, says Dan MacCarthy. THE ladybird idled along a leaf in a suburban garden, oblivious to the human peering down at it. Hang on a second. This ladybird is too dark, too metallic red, and too rectangular to be a ladybird. After being placed in a jar, a photographic comparison on the internet revealed the ‘ladybird’ to be a scarlet lily beetle. This was later confirmed by Colette O’Flynn, of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, in Waterford…
Irish Examiner, 25/04/13. Read the full article ‘Like a fish out of water…‘.
