Lilly Beetles

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  1. Bluedun

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    Yes they are back found 5 on my plants today ( all dead now ).

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    Found 1 a couple of days ago sunning itself on a Dog Tooth Violet leaf....its now "met it maker" :snork:
     
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    i will check tomo for them,last yr the little buggers were chomping on my snakes head plant :mad: i dint know what they was till now,thanks bluedun :)
     
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    I'll have a check tomorrow as I have two large low pots with Lilies in. and 60 - 70 young ones in pots.:)
     
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    Been on top of it for the last two years so not had any trouble so far...

    Should this be moved to the pests section?
     
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    Don't think my Lillies are even about ground yet :( but I'll go and check - thanks for the heads up :)
     
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      The little gits have a fondness for Frits, Uvularia and Tricyrtis too!
       
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      Mine are just poking through now, but the little 'red fella' was obviously lying in wait ~ "was" being the operative word...
       
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      Yes I believe it should:ThankYou:
       
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      I thought I was a bit mad having about 30 pots of lilies (I never put them in the ground), but I can see I'm in good company. Most of them are barely poking up but I'll be out there pronto darting, nipping and crunching.
       
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      I did kill around 100 - 150 over the year last year and didn't see any eggs or larvae during that time, hopefully because I was killing the handsome red bug before it got the chance to lay eggs. I checked both big pots today, as they have 20 - 25 Lilies in each pot, and didn't see any Beetles or any leaf damage which is always the first sign.! The young ones in pots are located in a different spot and are shooting up with no sign, so far, of damage. I'm moving the big pots into a sunny spot tomorrow and if the beetle is about that should bring him out as he/she does like to sunbathe.
       
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      Just squished my first one of the year. It was on my Frit imperialis the (ex) little sod!
       
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        I found 4, so thanks for the heads up. They were at it like rabbits, so may have already laid eggs, as far as I know.
        I see patrolling and Killing as a control measure rather than a preventative. I must also have killed at least a hundred last year, but there were still eggs to be found, which I wiped off, and an infestation of larvae at one point. It only takes a few days on holiday for the little beasts to get past me.
         
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        I can loan you the Tin Hat, rifle, and big boots for the Lily Beetle Patrol if you want, Madahhlia:snork:
         
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          Wilkos sells a bug killer in a yellow spray bottle that kills Lily beetle. Never had a problem since I started using this a few times a year.
           
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