Camassia and lily beetle
 

Been noticing a little damage on some lily seedlings recently. No sign
of the Red Devils until today, when I saw one (now an inhabitant of a
world of two dimensions...) on a Camassia. No damage on the Camassia,
but I doubt the lily beetle was there as a tourist.

Anyone else ever seen lily beetles on Camassia, and actually eating
them? Camassia used to be in the Liliaceae, but isn't now. Maybe the
lily beetles know more than the taxonomists.

--

Jeff

Camassia and lily beetle
 

On 03/06/2013 20:56, Jeff Layman wrote:
Been noticing a little damage on some lily seedlings recently. No sign
of the Red Devils until today, when I saw one (now an inhabitant of a
world of two dimensions...) on a Camassia. No damage on the Camassia,
but I doubt the lily beetle was there as a tourist.

Anyone else ever seen lily beetles on Camassia, and actually eating
them? Camassia used to be in the Liliaceae, but isn't now. Maybe the
lily beetles know more than the taxonomists.





I've seen them on Alliums and Alstroemeria. However, I've never seen
any damage on those plants, so perhaps they are resting elsewhere.

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

Camassia and lily beetle
 

On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:21:05 +0100, Spider wrote:

On 03/06/2013 20:56, Jeff Layman wrote:
Been noticing a little damage on some lily seedlings recently. No sign
of the Red Devils until today, when I saw one (now an inhabitant of a
world of two dimensions...) on a Camassia. No damage on the Camassia,
but I doubt the lily beetle was there as a tourist.

Anyone else ever seen lily beetles on Camassia, and actually eating
them? Camassia used to be in the Liliaceae, but isn't now. Maybe the
lily beetles know more than the taxonomists.





I've seen them on Alliums and Alstroemeria. However, I've never seen
any damage on those plants, so perhaps they are resting elsewhere.

They seem to like strawberries here!

--
Cheers, Jake
=======================================
URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's
unusually just like Dave's end, only better :)

Camassia and lily beetle
 

On 08/06/2013 15:10, Jake wrote:
On Sat, 08 Jun 2013 12:21:05 +0100, wrote:

On 03/06/2013 20:56, Jeff Layman wrote:
Been noticing a little damage on some lily seedlings recently. No sign
of the Red Devils until today, when I saw one (now an inhabitant of a
world of two dimensions...) on a Camassia. No damage on the Camassia,
but I doubt the lily beetle was there as a tourist.

Anyone else ever seen lily beetles on Camassia, and actually eating
them? Camassia used to be in the Liliaceae, but isn't now. Maybe the
lily beetles know more than the taxonomists.





I've seen them on Alliums and Alstroemeria. However, I've never seen
any damage on those plants, so perhaps they are resting elsewhere.

They seem to like strawberries here!





Understandable! Good camouflage, too.

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