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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #45 on May 9, 2012, 7:39am »
Squished about 8 last night, 4 or 5 were on the same plant and nearby plants were untouched? not sure whether it is taste colour or thickness of the leaves or what but some are targeted and some never get eaten....breeders take note and breed this in all of them ;D
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« Reply #46 on May 9, 2012, 10:08am »
I hate to think what I am going home to as far as the lilies are concerned. They were alive with lily beetle before I came away. I too find some are avoided and others are eaten to extinction.
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« Reply #47 on Jun 25, 2012, 7:38pm »
I can just about cope with Lily beetles but this year I have another problem with my Lilies - some sort of leaf disease - it looks really awful and I just hope the flowers aren't going to be affected :( I don't seem to remember having anything like this before :(

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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #48 on Jun 25, 2012, 8:41pm »
Looks like one of a group of problems that are lumped under the general term 'Lily disease' Esther...have a look here

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?pid=570
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #49 on Jun 25, 2012, 8:57pm »
It does not say the flower is affected does it? It seems as if nothing can be done though. What a shame.
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #50 on Jun 25, 2012, 9:01pm »
Thankyou for the link Steve :)

I have been taking off as many leaves as I can and the pots are in the borders so they are not quite as unsightly as they could be .I blame the weather >:(
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #51 on Jun 26, 2012, 6:26am »
You're probably right - it's affected so many plants, unfortunately. :(

I'm squishing red devils every day, and removing eggs and larvae too. I've lost count of the number, but it must be well over 50 up to now. :o
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #52 on Sept 9, 2012, 8:47am »
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Do you put the bulbs in the dry for the winter as mine wasnt to good this year i sopose i had better take them out the pot to see if i have beetles as well
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #53 on Apr 30, 2013, 7:26am »
The blighters are back :o >:( ???
I have found 4 this week ??? >:(
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #54 on Apr 30, 2013, 10:01am »
Oh no Esther. Horrible little blighters >:(
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #55 on Apr 30, 2013, 1:25pm »
What's a lily beetle?
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #56 on Apr 30, 2013, 2:49pm »

Apr 30, 2013, 1:25pm, sweetpea wrote:
What's a lily beetle?


Shall I send you one, Sp? ;D My friend didn't believe they attack Fritillaries - so we went to look, and hey presto! A red devil on a flower. :-X ::)
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #57 on Apr 30, 2013, 4:42pm »
No thanks G. ;D
My few lilies seem to have disappeared since last year. no sign of them yet. :o
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #58 on Apr 30, 2013, 7:01pm »
I found two on my Crown Imperial Fritillarias today, they are the first I've seen, checked all my lillies but none on them yet, so I've been round with the Provado spray :)
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Re: Lily Beetles
« Reply #59 on May 1, 2013, 6:14am »
I'm checking my lilies every day; nothing yet.
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