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Title: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: Roma on March 22, 2016, 10:43:12 PM: Found first two lily beetles when weeding today. One on a hellebore and one on the soil. No lilies through the ground yet but my one and only crown imperial is a few inches high.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: Maggi Young on March 22, 2016, 11:00:58 PM: Oh crikey - they're about already? Will need to have a search tomorrow.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: mark smyth on March 22, 2016, 11:18:49 PM: None here after I started spraying my Frit imperialis with a systemic pesticide. I've been checking this year but there aren't any
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: hud357 on March 23, 2016, 11:11:48 AM: Found one a few days ago on a dormant Sarracenia. Not sure what it was up to as there were Lilies nearby.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: Maggi Young on March 23, 2016, 01:13:07 PM: Quote from: hud357 on March 23, 2016, 11:11:48 AM
Found one a few days ago on a dormant Sarracenia. Not sure what it was up to as there were Lilies nearby.
Blasted thing trying to lull you into false sense of security, I expect - they seem devilishly cunning.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: johnstephen29 on June 22, 2016, 09:14:35 PM: I found four of the red devils on my L. Philippinense today and swiftly put them to the sword, they have really gone for it this year, mostly left my others alone.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: Roma on June 30, 2016, 11:11:16 PM: Found an adult on my Cardiocrinum giganteum on Tuesday and a few larvae on it and on the non flowering plants. I was cutting down Aquilegias on Tuesday and Wednesday and found a good number of lily beetles on Lilium martagon. There are too many lilies to inspect them all but was able to despatch a number spotted while doing another job.
This larva looks ready to pupate.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: johnstephen29 on June 30, 2016, 11:46:52 PM: I hope you delt with it Roma
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: Roma on July 01, 2016, 09:30:40 AM: Quote from: johnstephen29 on June 30, 2016, 11:46:52 PM
I hope you delt with it Roma
Yes, John I did. I can squash adults with my bare hands but do need to put gloves on before I cn deal with the larvae. They are disgusting.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: johnstephen29 on July 01, 2016, 06:39:36 PM: Yes they are aren't they, they cover themselves in there own excrete ment, yuk
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: johnstephen29 on July 06, 2016, 05:36:57 PM: Found three more of the Red Devils on my Lilium philippinense again today, soon flattened them under my hobnail boot.
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: bulborum on July 07, 2016, 12:54:16 PM: Small trick against dropping down adults
Spray a little cold water over the beetles
They don't let themselves drop down any more ;D

Roland
Title: Re: Lily Beetle 2016
Post by: Maggi Young on July 07, 2016, 03:00:58 PM: Quote from: bulborum on July 07, 2016, 12:54:16 PM
Small trick against dropping down adults
Spray a little cold water over the beetles
They don't let themselves drop down any more ;D

Roland
That's a great tip - I wonder if it will work with Vine weevils too?