Helen Roy (Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University) appeared on national BBC News (including News at Ten and CBBC Newsround) broadcasts on 7 November, after unusually large swarms of the "most invasive ladybird on earth", Harmonia axyridis were reported to be causing a nuisance on the Isle of Wight and South coast.

Helen, Peter Brown (Project Officer of the Harlequin ladybird survey, Research assistant for Department of Life Sciences) and Remy Ware (Cambridge University) discussed the spread of this non-native species, the serious threat it poses to native ladybirds, and possible methods of control. The Harlequin Ladybird Survey is a collaborative project (Anglia Ruskin University, CEH Monks Wood and Cambridge University) funded by Defra through the NBN Trust.

Further information the latest coverage can be found at the BBC website.

This is just the latest media highlight for the Harlequin Ladybird Survey which has been included in all the national newspapers, News 24, Radio 4 Today Programme, Radio 4 Living World, BBC London Inside Out, Look East, Radio Essex and many other local Radio stations and newspapers. The publicity is fantastic advertising for this project which relies on public participation.

If you see a Harlequin ladybird, please report it on-line: www.harlequin-survey.org