Lily Beetle again
 

Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

Pam Moore muttered:

Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

Yep, found and squished one last week... inspecting daily from now on.

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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

As I understand it they've covered the south and are heading north. I don't
know how far they've got, I'm on the south coast, we've had them for years.
Steve

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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

In the SE here and been seeing them since mid March :-(

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol


I found several last year .......picked them off then cleaned off all the
black globs ........on the watch this year

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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

In the SE here and been seeing them since mid March :-(

What do they feed on so early? my lilies are only just showing (and I don't
have the beetle - Yet!)
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)

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"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol


I found several last year .......picked them off then cleaned off all the
black globs ........on the watch this year



I've squished lots already. Warning though, I nearly removed a ladybird in
my enthusiasm!

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"Pam Moore" wrote in message
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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

In the SE here and been seeing them since mid March :-(

What do they feed on so early? my lilies are only just showing (and I
don't
have the beetle - Yet!)
--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs)



Fritillarias ... been catching them on them

Pam Moore wrote in message
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Today I have seen 2 lily beetles on my potted lilies. If I have found
2 you can bet there are more. Has anyone else got them yet? Is there
any part of the country to which they have not yet spread?

Pam in Bristol

Hi Pam and everyone,

Squished my first one in February! I've been squishing them ever since.
I've usually only seen them on my lillies and fritillaries, but this year
I've seen them on Alstroemeria and Alliums .. no damage noted, though.

Spider (In SE London)