Coccinellidae November depending on location and weather conditions. Homes or other buildings near fields or woods are particularly prone to infestation. After an abnormally long period of hot, dry weather in the summer of 1976 in the UK, a marked increase in the aphid population was followed by a "plague" of ladybirds, with many reports of people being bitten as the supply of aphids dwindled. The presence of coccinellids in grape harvests can cause ladybird taint in wines produced from the grapes. "Harmonia axyridis" (the harlequin ladybird) is an example of how an animal might be partly welcome and partly harmful.
Belfast Harlequins gap. Approximately fifty boys come to Deramore each week for coaching sessions. Harlequins ladies were promoted from Premier League Ulster Hockey to the EY Irish Hockey League in May 2016. The Harlequins Ladies played in Section 1 of the Ulster Women's Hockey Union League. The Women's club is the largest in Ulster fielding 7 teams every Saturday. In 2008 the ladies' 1st XI won a place in the 2008/2009 inaugural All Ireland League. The ladies' 1st XI has not won a major trophy or competition in its history. The closest was in the Ulster Shield campaigns of 1945, 1993, 1995,