On 22/06/2013 13:34, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-22 12:26:49 +0100, Spider said:

On 22/06/2013 11:52, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-22 10:02:17 +0100, David Hill said:

On 21/06/2013 15:48, Indigo wrote:

"Spider" wrote in message
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Although I have seen Rosemary Beetles on my Rosemary before, this is
the first year I've seen one on my English Lavender. Thus far, it
doesn't appear to have done any harm. Has anyone else noticed this
change? Has the RB extended its plant range?


Apparently they will feed on other aromatic plants such as lavender
and
thyme. Handsome little critters with those shiny stripes but I'd
prefer
not to find them munching their way through half my herbs. :/

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=555

I must say I'd never heard of them till this thread, and so far never
seen them
David @ a damp and windy side of Swansea bay.

Thank goodnes! I thought it was only me.




I've known about them for a while. We're not inundated by them, but I
don't want to encourage them on my lavender. Other than that, I've not
really worried about them before. However, if Ray propagates and sells
rosemary, we may want to look out for them, if he doesn't already.
I don't find them to be as destructive as Red Lily Beetle, so that's a
blessing.

Masses of rosemary grown and sold but no sign (so far) of The Beetle. We
haven't had the lily beetle either. Yet!




Alas, we have. Squished! Not that I'm very precious about lillies. I
do love them, but they're cat killers so I can't take the risk with my
cats. My few lillies are in pots where the cats can't get to them.
However, I am precious about my Fritillarias, so I have to check them
when the Lily Beetle is about.

--
Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay