Lily Beetle Be Damned!
been doing a little bit of tidying up outside. Went to remove a couple
of dead leaves from my strawberries and discovered that the undersides of many of the (living) leaves have lily beetles on them. Or rather "had" - I must have thumbnailed over 20 this morning. And that's after finding them in January on clematis I was cutting back. At least no sign of babies! I'm beginning to wonder if these blasted critters are now developing a wider diet and will become a pest of other plants beside lilies, fritillaries and the like. Cheers, Jake ======================================= Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay. |
Lily Beetle Be Damned!
"Martin" wrote ...
Jake wrote: been doing a little bit of tidying up outside. Went to remove a couple of dead leaves from my strawberries and discovered that the undersides of many of the (living) leaves have lily beetles on them. Or rather "had" - I must have thumbnailed over 20 this morning. And that's after finding them in January on clematis I was cutting back. At least no sign of babies! I'm beginning to wonder if these blasted critters are now developing a wider diet and will become a pest of other plants beside lilies, fritillaries and the like. On the plus side we have had no sign of mosquitoes since 2010. The result of a combination of cold winters followed by drought perhaps. Lucky you, I was bitten three times on the knee the other day and it looked and itched remarkably like a mossie bite. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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