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Many Brits have recorded swarms of ladybirds invading households across the UK, with some utterly perplexed as to why there seems to be an influx of the bugs this October.

Experts at PESTUK have previously suggested ladybirds tend to swarm in the late autumn as the weather begins to grow colder.

This is due to them looking for a warm, dry place to spend the winter - which turns out to be more often than not people's homes.

PESTUK said: "They can hibernate in people’s homes, garden sheds or in sheltered crevices outside such as under tree bark," however they did add this behaviour usually occurs in March or April.

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