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They don't seem to do much harm to my Lilies here in Sarf Wales.

I usually just flick 'em off with a fingernail and they don't often
seem to find their way back.


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Ron wrote

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They don't seem to do much harm to my Lilies here in Sarf Wales.

I usually just flick 'em off with a fingernail and they don't often
seem to find their way back.

I usually tap them on the head with my size 11s. :-)
However it's the larvae that do the most damage and they can be easy to
miss. They cover themselves with their own excreta and look like bird poo
but usually under the leaves. Look for leaves looking damaged and pull off
(nasty job!) or spray, a few on one plant will eat it completely in a few
days.

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Bob Hobden
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Don't kid yourself. They can decimate lilies. Destroy them - and also the pupae which are disgusting little faeces-covered grubs on the stems.

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They don't seem to do much harm to my Lilies here in Sarf Wales.

I usually just flick 'em off with a fingernail and they don't often
seem to find their way back.


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Don't kid yourself. They can decimate lilies. Destroy them - and also
the pupae which are disgusting little faeces-covered grubs on the
stems.

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beccabunga


Also check on Fritillarias, as these are a tasty treat, too. :~(

Spider

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They don't seem to do much harm to my Lilies here in Sarf Wales.

Don't kid yourself. They can decimate lilies. Destroy them - and also
the pupae which are disgusting little faeces-covered grubs on the
stems.

Too true. An old cottage garden near where I live used to have a
beautiful stand of Madonna lilies every year - until the advent of the
dreaded red scourge in recent years. The lilies all died out before the
owner realised what was doing the damage.

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They don't seem to do much harm to my Lilies here in Sarf Wales.

I usually just flick 'em off with a fingernail and they don't often
seem to find their way back.


My wife goes crazy when she spots one .... this is an entertaining
annual event stemming from a time when she adopted your attitude and
ended up with her much loved lilies reduced to tatters. A non tolerant
lady is "'er indoors".

Give no quarter!
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Gopher .... I know my place!
Deepest Dorrset