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Brian Ellis

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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #15 on: April 12, 2011, 09:59:02 AM »
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But if there were no F. uva-vulpis, they might go on to something more choice.

...and of course they do Lesley, F. eduardii yesterday!  Our dear next door neighbour loves Lilies and buys more every year, her latest comment was "I don't get them on mine", that is of course because she does not look and then they take a trip to our garden for a break :-\
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #16 on: April 12, 2011, 03:46:25 PM »
I caught a single one on a hyacinth!
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #17 on: April 12, 2011, 08:54:57 PM »
They like crown imperials too.

I think I've had 7 (beetles) so far this spring.
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #18 on: April 13, 2011, 08:45:47 AM »
Quote from: Armin on April 12, 2011, 03:46:25 PM
I caught a single one on a hyacinth!
Was it feeding? I have killed them on other plants too but I believe they only were reposing after feeding on my lilies.
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #19 on: April 13, 2011, 08:06:29 PM »
Göte,
I think it accidentally landed there - at least there was no time to cause a leaf damage.
It's in the beetle heaven now.
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #20 on: April 13, 2011, 10:15:33 PM »
They have also been known to nibble the alstroemeria before now ::)
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Brian Ellis, Brooke, Norfolk UK. altitude 30m Mintemp -8C

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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2011, 10:08:11 AM »
You don't want your alstromerias nibbled!
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David Nicholson
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2011, 10:13:40 AM »
I can't think of many worse fates David ;)
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #23 on: April 14, 2011, 09:42:15 PM »
My God, that would be painful :o
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #24 on: April 21, 2011, 05:41:33 PM »
Seen sunning themselves in Bury today, got the finger and thumb treatment ;D
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #25 on: April 21, 2011, 05:49:16 PM »
Quote from: gote on April 11, 2011, 06:22:34 PM
Quote from: mark smyth on April 10, 2011, 09:08:43 PM
Just had an email from Harold McBride. He has found 100 this year in his garden. Other than Frits and lilies what do the feed on?
Cardiocrinum and Nomocharis.      >:( >:( >:(  I have never seen them on Notholirion. :) :) :)
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...and Smilcaina + Maianthemum, I've seen them feed on both S. stellata and the native M. bifolium.
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #26 on: April 22, 2011, 10:00:44 AM »
Brian's reply to that is they can have all the Maianthemum bifolia they want, why don't they just get on with it.  He has been ripping it out of a border for weeks now, a real THUG.
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #27 on: April 22, 2011, 07:21:56 PM »
Destroyed my first one today.
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David Nicholson
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #28 on: April 22, 2011, 09:21:29 PM »
My count is at 14 David !  ;)
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Re: Lily beetle
« Reply #29 on: April 27, 2011, 07:48:14 AM »
Eagle eye Fermi spotted them in Margaret Glynns garden yesterday. Margaret said "I dont have lily beetles". We killed 15 or more on only a few lilies
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