Lily Beetles

[Steve Garvie]

Found my first lily beetle in this garden today (been here just over two years). Quite by accident when I was weeding. Only one lily showing signs of damage so hopefully this will be the only one (wishful thinking  )

I'm about 3 miles (and a long swim) north of you. Had Lily beetles for the first time ever this year.  All were adults that sequentially appeared on a patio potful of a yellow Oriental hybrid. Despite careful checks I have found no evidence of eggs or larvae anywhere and no signs of the red bug on my other lilies. The flying adults seemed to be pulled in by the scent and colour of these yellow lilies.

[brianw]

Even earlier than last year. THEIR BACK. Just checked to see if some lilies were through and found 6+ beetles having their way with each other amongst the 2 inch shoots.

[shelagh]

The little s**s.  Our garden has been flooded again at the bottom so I'm hoping they haven't got their water wings.

[Maggi Young]

Interesting link from Laurence Hill of Fritillaria Icones ....
Managing Lily Leaf Beetles through Parasitoid Release: Study using biological control by Eshenaur & Lamb https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/57147

[brianw]

I have found more this year than ever before. Not sure if this says more about me or the beetles ;-) I was still finding them 2 weeks ago. Some days 8 or 10 on a very small group of lilies, then few for a couple of weeks. Guess they hatch in batches. One group of plants had many in early summer then almost none later. Another group only had them in late summer, whereas another group a few yards away had almost none all year.