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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Ellie Ng

Ladybirds being seen in ‘very high numbers’ because of warm weather, expert says

Ladybirds swarmed the pitch during day one of the third Rothesay Men’s Test at Lord’s (Bradley Collyer/PA) -

Ladybirds are being seen in “very high numbers” this year because of the warm weather, an expert has said, after a swarm of the insects disrupted play at the cricket.

The influx of the creatures at Lord’s in London on Thursday distracted players and led to a brief pause in England’s contest against India on the first day of the third Rothesay Test.

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