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Millions of Harlequin ladybirds have been spotted in Plymouth with a warning they could soon spread across the rest of the country.

Rory Dimond, from the charity Buglife told 5 live how the Asian Harlequin ladybird is effecting the UK鈥檚 own ladybird population, he said: 鈥淭hey eat the eggs and young of our native species of ladybird and the evidence is they are causing decline in smaller ladybird species.鈥�

Originally brought over from Asia to feed on aphids and other pests, they are now in the UK looking for a home for the winter:

鈥淭his time of year they are looking for somewhere nice and warm and cosy to hibernate, they realise houses are warmer and seek out cracks and gaps.

鈥淭hey have a habit of gathering together, you can get hundreds or thousands of ladybirds in one spot.鈥�

This clip is originally from Phil Williams on Wednesday 26 October