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Barry & Iris McCanna typed:
"Elizabeth" wrote in message
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They are not that easy to get rid of. The 'poo' is the larvae and
destined to be adults, but before they do will ruin your lilies as
they are feeding on them. Also the dear little adults are mighty
fast and disappear into the ground to lurk! They are extremely
difficult to eradicate. Sorry to be a pessimist and hope your organic
method works.


The little buggers are red on top and black below. they have the very
effective survival trick of dropping to the ground when sensing danger -
bottom (black) side up ie invisible on the soil.

Hence, best to approach two handed, one cupped below into which the
delightful creatures kindly deliver themselves for squishing!

pk